Compounds and methods for treatment and diagnosis of chlamydial infection

ABSTRACT

Compounds and methods for the diagnosis and treatment of Chlamydial infection are disclosed. The compounds provided include polypeptides that contain at least one antigenic portion of a Chlamydia antigen and DNA sequences encoding such polypeptides. Pharmaceutical compositions and vaccines comprising such polypeptides or DNA sequences are also provided, together with antibodies directed against such polypeptides. Diagnostic kits containing such polypeptides or DNA sequences and a suitable detection reagent may be used for the detection of Chlamydial infection in patients and in biological samples.

REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent applicationSer. No. 09/454,684, filed Dec. 3, 1999, which is a continuation-in-partof U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/426,571, filed Oct. 22, 1999,which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No.09/410,568, filed Oct. 1, 1999, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S.patent application Ser. No. 09/288,594, filed Apr. 8, 1999, which is acontinuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/208,277,filed Dec. 8, 1998.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates generally to the detection and treatmentof Chlamydial infection. In particular, the invention is related topolypeptides comprising a Chlamydia antigen and the use of suchpolypeptides for the serodiagnosis and treatment of Chlamydialinfection.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Chlamydiae are intracellular bacterial pathogens that are responsiblefor a wide variety of important human and animal infections. Chlamydiatrachomatis is one of the most common causes of sexually transmitteddiseases and can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), resulting intubal obstruction and infertility. Chlamydia trachomatis may also play arole in male infertility. In 1990, the cost of treating PID in the USwas estimated to be $4 billion. Trachoma, due to ocular infection withChlamydia trachomatis, is the leading cause of preventable blindnessworldwide. Chlamydia pneumonia is a major cause of acute respiratorytract infections in humans and is also believed to play a role in thepathogenesis of atherosclerosis and, in particular, coronary heartdisease. Individuals with a high titer of antibodies to Chlamydiapneumonia have been shown to be at least twice as likely to suffer fromcoronary heart disease as seronegative individuals. Chlamydialinfections thus constitute a significant health problem both in the USand worldwide.

Chlamydial infection is often asymptomatic. For example, by the time awoman seeks medical attention for PID, irreversible damage may havealready occurred resulting in infertility. There thus remains a need inthe art for improved vaccines and pharmaceutical compositions for theprevention and treatment of Chlamydia infections. The present inventionfulfills this need and further provides other related advantages.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention provides compositions and methods for thediagnosis and therapy of Chlamydia infection. In one aspect, the presentinvention provides polypeptides comprising an immunogenic portion of aChlamydia antigen, or a variant of such an antigen. Certain portions andother variants are immunogenic, such that the ability of the variant toreact with antigen-specific antisera is not substantially diminished.Within certain embodiments, the polypeptide comprises an amino acidsequence encoded by a polynucleotide sequence selected from the groupconsisting of (a) a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, 15, 21-25, 44-64, 66-76,79-88, 110-119, 120, 122, 124, 126, 128, 130, 132, 134, 136, 169-174,181-188, 263, 265 and 267-290; (b) the complements of said sequences;and (c) sequences that hybridize to a sequence of (a) or (b) undermoderately stringent conditions. In specific embodiments, thepolypeptides of the present invention comprise at least a portion of aChlamydial protein that includes an amino acid sequence selected fromthe group consisting of sequences recited in SEQ ID NO: 5-14, 17-20, 26,28, 30-32, 34, 39-43, 65, 89-109, 138-158, 167, 168, 224-262, 246, 247,254-256, 292, 294-305 and variants thereof.

The present invention further provides polynucleotides that encode apolypeptide as described above, or a portion thereof (such as a portionencoding at least 15 amino acid residues of a Chlamydial protein),expression vectors comprising such polynucleotides and host cellstransformed or transfected with such expression vectors.

In a related aspect, polynucleotide sequences encoding the abovepolypeptides, recombinant expression vectors comprising one or more ofthese polynucleotide sequences and host cells transformed or transfectedwith such expression vectors are also provided.

In another aspect, the present invention provides fusion proteinscomprising an inventive polypeptide, or, alternatively, an inventivepolypeptide and a known Chlamydia antigen, as well as polynucleotidesencoding such fusion proteins, in combination with a physiologicallyacceptable carrier or immunostimulant for use as pharmaceuticalcompositions and vaccines thereof.

The present invention further provides pharmaceutical compositions thatcomprise: (a) an antibody, both polyclonal and monoclonal, orantigen-binding fragment thereof that specifically binds to a Chlamydialprotein; and (b) a physiologically acceptable carrier. Within otheraspects, the present invention provides pharmaceutical compositions thatcomprise one or more Chlamydia polypeptides disclosed herein, or apolynucleotide molecule encoding such a polypeptide, and aphysiologically acceptable carrier. The invention also provides vaccinesfor prophylactic and therapeutic purposes comprising one or more of thedisclosed polypeptides and an immunostimulant, as defined herein,together with vaccines comprising one or more polynucleotide sequencesencoding such polypeptides and an immunostimulant.

In yet another aspect, methods are provided for inducing protectiveimmunity in a patient, comprising administering to a patient aneffective amount of one or more of the above pharmaceutical compositionsor vaccines.

In yet a further aspect, methods for the treatment of Chlamydiainfection in a patient are provided, the methods comprising obtainingperipheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from the patient, incubatingthe PBMC with a polypeptide of the present invention (or apolynucleotide that encodes such a polypeptide) to provide incubated Tcells and administering the incubated T cells to the patient. Thepresent invention additionally provides methods for the treatment ofChlamydia infection that comprise incubating antigen presenting cellswith a polypeptide of the present invention (or a polynucleotide thatencodes such a polypeptide) to provide incubated antigen presentingcells and administering the incubated antigen presenting cells to thepatient. Proliferated cells may, but need not, be cloned prior toadministration to the patient. In certain embodiments, the antigenpresenting cells are selected from the group consisting of dendriticcells, macrophages, monocytes, B-cells, and fibroblasts. Compositionsfor the treatment of Chlamydia infection comprising T cells or antigenpresenting cells that have been incubated with a polypeptide orpolynucleotide of the present invention are also provided. Withinrelated aspects, vaccines are provided that comprise: (a) an antigenpresenting cell that expresses a polypeptide as described above and (b)an immunostimulant.

The present invention further provides, within other aspects, methodsfor removing Chlamydial-infected cells from a biological sample,comprising contacting a biological sample with T cells that specificallyreact with a Chlamydial protein, wherein the step of contacting isperformed under conditions and for a time sufficient to permit theremoval of cells expressing the protein from the sample.

Within related aspects, methods are provided for inhibiting thedevelopment of Chlamydial infection in a patient, comprisingadministering to a patient a biological sample treated as describedabove. In further aspects of the subject invention, methods anddiagnostic kits are provided for detecting Chlamydia infection in apatient. In one embodiment, the method comprises: (a) contacting abiological sample with at least one of the polypeptides or fusionproteins disclosed herein; and (b) detecting in the sample the presenceof binding agents that bind to the polypeptide or fusion protein,thereby detecting Chlamydia infection in the biological sample. Suitablebiological samples include whole blood, sputum, serum, plasma, saliva,cerebrospinal fluid and urine. In one embodiment, the diagnostic kitscomprise one or more of the polypeptides or fusion proteins disclosedherein in combination with a detection reagent. In yet anotherembodiment, the diagnostic kits comprise either a monoclonal antibody ora polyclonal antibody that binds with a polypeptide of the presentinvention.

The present invention also provides methods for detecting Chlamydiainfection comprising: (a) obtaining a biological sample from a patient;(b) contacting the sample with at least two oligonucleotide primers in apolymerase chain reaction, at least one of the oligonucleotide primersbeing specific for a polynucleotide sequence disclosed herein; and (c)detecting in the sample a polynucleotide sequence that amplifies in thepresence of the oligonucleotide primers. In one embodiment, theoligonucleotide primer comprises at least about 10 contiguousnucleotides of a polynucleotide sequence peptide disclosed herein, or ofa sequence that hybridizes thereto.

In a further aspect, the present invention provides a method fordetecting Chlamydia infection in a patient comprising: (a) obtaining abiological sample from the patient; (b) contacting the sample with anoligonucleotide probe specific for a polynucleotide sequence disclosedherein; and (c) detecting in the sample a polynucleotide sequence thathybridizes to the oligonucleotide probe. In one embodiment, theoligonucleotide probe comprises at least about 15 contiguous nucleotidesof a polynucleotide sequence disclosed herein, or a sequence thathybridizes thereto.

These and other aspects of the present invention will become apparentupon reference to the following detailed description. All referencesdisclosed herein are hereby incorporated by reference in their entiretyas if each was incorporated individually.

Sequence Identifiers

SEQ ID NO: 1 is the determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatis clone1-B1-66.

SEQ ID NO: 2 is the determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatis clone4-D7-28.

SEQ ID NO: 3 is the determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatis clone3-G3-10.

SEQ ID NO: 4 is the determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatis clone10-C10-31.

SEQ ID NO: 5 is the predicted amino acid sequence for 1-B1-66.

SEQ ID NO: 6 is the predicted amino acid sequence for 4-D7-28.

SEQ ID NO: 7 is a first predicted amino acid sequence for 3-G3-10.

SEQ ID NO: 8 is a second predicted amino acid sequence for 3-G3-10.

SEQ ID NO: 9 is a third predicted amino acid sequence for 3-G3-10.

SEQ ID NO: 10 is a fourth predicted amino acid sequence for 3-G3-10.

SEQ ID NO: 11 is a fifth predicted amino acid sequence for 3-G3-10.

SEQ ID NO: 12 is the predicted amino acid sequence for 10-C10-31.

SEQ ID NO: 13 is the amino acid sequence of the synthetic peptide1-B1-66/48-67.

SEQ ID NO: 14 is the amino acid sequence of the synthetic peptide1-B1-66/58-77.

SEQ ID NO: 15 is the determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatisserovar LGV II clone 2C7-8

SEQ ID NO: 16 is a DNA sequence of a putative open reading frame from aregion of the C. trachomatis serovar D genome to which 2C7-8 maps

SEQ ID NO: 17 is the predicted amino acid sequence encoded by the DNAsequence of SEQ ID NO: 16

SEQ ID NO: 18 is the amino acid sequence of the synthetic peptideCtC7.8-12

SEQ ID NO: 19 is the amino acid sequence of the synthetic peptideCtC7.8-13

SEQ ID NO: 20 is the predicted amino acid sequence encoded by a secondputative open reading from C. trachomatis serovar D

SEQ ID NO: 21 is the determined DNA sequence for clone 4C9-18 from C.trachomatis LGV II

SEQ ID NO: 22 is the determined DNA sequence homologous to LipoamideDehydrogenase from C. trachomatis LGV II

SEQ ID NO: 23 is the determined DNA sequence homologous to Hypotheticalprotein from C. trachomatis LGV II

SEQ ID NO: 24 is the determined DNA sequence homologous to UbiquinoneMehtyltransferase from C. trachomatis LGV II

SEQ ID NO: 25 is the determined DNA sequence for clone 4C9-18#2 BL21pLysS from C. trachomatis LGV II

SEQ ID NO: 26 is the predicted amino acid sequence for 4C9-18#2 from C.trachomatis LGV II

SEQ ID NO: 27 is the determined DNA sequence for Cp-SWIB from C.pneumonia strain TWAR

SEQ ID NO: 28 is the predicted amino acid sequence for Cp-SWIB from C.pneumonia strain TWAR

SEQ ID NO: 29 is the determined DNA sequence for Cp-S13 from C.pneumonia strain TWAR

SEQ ID NO: 30 is the predicted amino acid sequence for Cp-S13 from C.pneumonia strain TWAR

SEQ ID NO: 31 is the amino acid sequence for a 10 mer consensus peptidefrom CtC7.8-12 and CtC7.8-13

SEQ ID NO: 32 is the predicted amino acid sequence for clone 2C7-8 fromC. trachomatis LGV II

SEQ ID NO: 33 is the DNA sequence corresponding to nucleotides597304-597145 of the C. trachomatis serovar D genome (NCBI, BLASTNsearch), which shows homology to clone 2C7-8

SEQ ID NO: 34 is the predicted amino acid sequence encoded by thesequence of SEQ ID NO: 33

SEQ ID NO: 35 is the DNA sequence for C.p. SWIB Nde (5′primer) from C.pneumonia

SEQ ID NO: 36 is the DNA sequence for C.p. SWIB EcoRI (3′primer) from C.pneumonia

SEQ ID NO : 37 is the DNA sequence for C.p. S13 Nde (5′primer) from C.pneumonia

SEQ ID NO: 38 is the DNA sequence for C.p. S13 EcoRI (3′primer) from C.pneumonia

SEQ ID NO: 39 is the amino acid sequence for CtSwib 52-67 peptide fromC. trachomatis LGV II

SEQ ID NO: 40 is the amino acid sequence for CpSwib 53-68 peptide fromC. pneumonia

SEQ ID NO: 41 is the amino acid sequence for HuSwib 288-302 peptide fromHuman SWI domain

SEQ ID NO: 42 is the amino acid sequence for CtSWI-T 822-837 peptidefrom the topoisomerase-SWIB fusion of C. trachomatis

SEQ ID NO: 43 is the amino acid sequence for CpSWI-T 828-842 peptidefrom the topoisomerase-SWIB fusion of C. pneumonia

SEQ ID NO: 44 is a first determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatisLGV II clone 19783.3,jen.seq(1>509)CTL2#11-3′, representing the 3′ end.

SEQ ID NO: 45 is a second determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatisLGV II clone 19783.4,jen.seq(1>481)CTL2#11-5′, representing the 5′ end.

SEQ ID NO: 46 is the determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatis LGVII clone19784CTL2_(—)12consensus.seq(1>427)CTL2#12.

SEQ ID NO: 47 is the determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatis LGVII clone 19785.4,jen.seq(1>600)CTL2#16-5′, representing the 5′ end.

SEQ ID NO: 48 is a first determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatisLGV II clone 19786.3,jen.seq(1>600)CTL2#18-3′, representing the 3′ end.

SEQ ID NO: 49 is a second determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatisLGV II clone 19786.4,jen.seq(1>600)CTL2#18-5′, representing the 5′ end.

SEQ ID NO: 50 is the determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatis LGVII clone 19788CTL2_(—)21consensus.seq(1>406)CTL2#21.

SEQ ID NO: 51 is the determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatis LGVII clone 19790CTL2_(—)23consensus.seq(1>602)CTL2#23.

SEQ ID NO: 52 is the determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatis LGVII clone 19791CTL2_(—)24consensus.seq(1>145)CTL2#24.

SEQ ID NO: 53 is the determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatis LGVII clone CTL2#4.

SEQ ID NO: 54 is the determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatis LGVII clone CTL2#8b.

SEQ ID NO: 55 is the determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatis LGVII clone15-G1-89, sharing homology to the lipoamide dehydrogenase geneCT557.

SEQ ID NO: 56 is the determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatis LGVII clone 14-H1-4, sharing homology to the thiol specific antioxidantgene CT603.

SEQ ID NO: 57 is the determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatis LGVII clone 12-G3-83, sharing homology to the hypothetical protein CT622.

SEQ ID NO: 58 is the determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatis LGVII clone 12-B3-95, sharing homology to the lipoamide dehydrogenase geneCT557.

SEQ ID NO: 59 is the determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatis LGVII clone 11-H4-28, sharing homology to the dnaK gene CT396.

SEQ ID NO: 60 is the determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatis LGVII clone 11-H3-68, sharing partial homology to the PGP6-D virulenceprotein and L1 ribosomal gene CT318.

SEQ ID NO: 61 is the determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatis LGVII clone 11-G1-34, sharing partial homology to the malate dehydrogenasegene CT376 and to the glycogen hydrolase gene CT042.

SEQ ID NO: 62 is the determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatis LGVII clone 11-G10-46, sharing homology to the hypothetical protein CT610.

SEQ ID NO: 63 is the determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatis LGVII clone 11-C12-91, sharing homology to the OMP2 gene CT443.

SEQ ID NO: 64 is the determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatis LGVII clone 11-A3-93, sharing homology to the HAD superfamily gene CT103.

SEQ ID NO: 65 is the determined amino acid sequence for the C.trachomatis LGV II clone 14-H1-4, sharing homology to the thiol specificantioxidant gene CT603.

SEQ ID NO: 66 is the determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatis LGVII clone CtL2#9.

SEQ ID NO: 67 is the determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatis LGVII clone CtL2#7.

SEQ ID NO: 68 is the determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatis LGVII clone CtL2#6.

SEQ ID NO: 69 is the determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatis LGVII clone CtL2#5.

SEQ ID NO: 70 is the determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatis LGVII clone CtL2#2.

SEQ ID NO: 71 is the determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatis LGVII clone CtL2#1.

SEQ ID NO: 72 is a first determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatisLGV II clone 23509.2CtL2#3-5′, representing the 5′ end.

SEQ ID NO: 73 is a second determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatisLGV II clone 23509.1CtL2#3-3′, representing the 3′ end.

SEQ ID NO: 74 is a first determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatisLGV II clone 22121.2CtL2#10-5′, representing the 5′ end.

SEQ ID NO: 75 is a second determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatisLGV II clone 22121.1 CtL2#10-3′, representing the 3′ end.

SEQ ID NO: 76 is the determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatis LGVII clone 19787.6CtL2#19-5′, representing the 5′ end.

SEQ ID NO: 77 is the determined DNA sequence for the C. pneumoniae LGVII clone CpS 13-His.

SEQ ID NO: 78 is the determined DNA sequence for the C. pneumoniae LGVII clone Cp_SWIB-His.

SEQ ID NO: 79 is the determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatis LGVII clone 23-G7-68, sharing partial homology to the L11, L10 and L1ribosomal protein.

SEQ ID NO: 80 is the determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatis LGVII clone 22-F8-91, sharing homology to the pmpC gene.

SEQ ID NO: 81 is the determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatis LGVII clone 21-E8-14, sharing homology to the CT610-CT613 genes.

SEQ ID NO: 82 is the determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatis LGVII clone 19-F12-57, sharing homology to the CT858 and recA genes.

SEQ ID NO: 83 is the determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatis LGVII clone 19-F12-53, sharing homology to the CT445 gene encoding glutamyltRNA synthetase.

SEQ ID NO: 84 is the determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatis LGVII clone 19-A5-54, sharing homology to the cryptic plasmid gene.

SEQ ID NO: 85 is the determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatis LGVII clone 17-E11-72, sharing partial homology to the OppC_(—)2 and pmpDgenes.

SEQ ID NO: 86 is the determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatis LGVII clone 17-C1-77, sharing partial homology to the CT857 and CT858 openreading frames.

SEQ ID NO: 87 is the determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatis LGVII clone 15-H2-76, sharing partial homology to the pmpD and SycE genes,and to the CT089 ORF.

SEQ ID NO: 88 is the determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatis LGVII clone 15-A3-26, sharing homology to the CT858 ORF.

SEQ ID NO: 89 is the determined amino acid sequence for the C.pnuemoniae clone Cp_SWIB-His.

SEQ ID NO: 90 is the determined amino acid sequence for the C.trachomatis LGV II clone CtL2_LPDA_FL.

SEQ ID NO: 91 is the determined amino acid sequence for the C.pnuemoniae clone CpS13-His.

SEQ ID NO: 92 is the determined amino acid sequence for the C.trachomatis LGV II clone CtL2_TSA_FL.

SEQ ID NO: 93 is the amino acid sequence for Ct-Swib 43-61 peptide fromC. trachomatis LGV II.

SEQ ID NO: 94 is the amino acid sequence for Ct-Swib 48-67 peptide fromC. trachomatis LGV II.

SEQ ID NO: 95 is the amino acid sequence for Ct-Swib 52-71 peptide fromC. trachomatis LGV II.

SEQ ID NO: 96 is the amino acid sequence for Ct-Swib 58-77 peptide fromC. trachomatis LGV II.

SEQ ID NO: 97 is the amino acid sequence for Ct-Swib 63-82 peptide fromC. trachomatis LGV II.

SEQ ID NO: 98 is the amino acid sequence for Ct-Swib 51-66 peptide fromC. trachomatis LGV II.

SEQ ID NO: 99 is the amino acid sequence for Cp-Swib 52-67 peptide fromC. pneumonia.

SEQ ID NO: 100 is the amino acid sequence for Cp-Swib 37-51 peptide fromC. pneumonia.

SEQ ID NO: 101 is the amino acid sequence for Cp-Swib 32-51 peptide fromC. pneumonia.

SEQ ID NO: 102 is the amino acid sequence for Cp-Swib 37-56 peptide fromC. pneumonia.

SEQ ID NO: 103 is the amino acid sequence for Ct-Swib 36-50 peptide fromC. trachomatis.

SEQ ID NO: 104 is the amino acid sequence for Ct-S13 46-65 peptide fromC. trachomatis.

SEQ ID NO: 105 is the amino acid sequence for Ct-S13 60-80 peptide fromC. trachomatis.

SEQ ID NO: 106 is the amino acid sequence for Ct-S13 1-20 peptide fromC. trachomatis.

SEQ ID NO: 107 is the amino acid sequence for Ct-S13 46-65 peptide fromC. trachomatis.

SEQ ID NO; 108 is the amino acid sequence for Ct-S13 56-75 peptide fromC. trachomatis.

SEQ ID NO: 109 is the amino acid sequence for Cp-S13 56-75 peptide fromC. pneumoniae.

SEQ ID NO: 110 is the determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatis LGVII clone 21-G12-60, containing partial open reading frames forhypothetical proteins CT875, CT229 and CT228.

SEQ ID NO: 111 is the determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatis LGVII clone 22-B3-53, sharing homology to the C110 ORF of GroEL.

SEQ ID NO: 112 is the determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatis LGVII clone 22-A1-49, sharing partial homology to the CT660 and CT659 ORFs.

SEQ ID NO: 113 is the determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatis LGVII clone 17-E2-9, sharing partial homology to the CT611 and CT 610 ORFs.

SEQ ID NO: 114 is the determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatis LGVII clone 17-C10-31, sharing partial homology to the CT858 ORF.

SEQ ID NO: 115 is the determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatis LGVII clone 21-C7-66, sharing homology to the dnaK-like gene.

SEQ ID NO: 116 is the determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatis LGVII clone 20-G3-45, containing part of the pmpB gene CT413.

SEQ ID NO: 117 is the determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatis LGVII clone 18-C5-2, sharing homology to the S1 ribosomal protein ORF.

SEQ ID NO: 118 is the determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatis LGVII clone 17-C5-19, containing part of the ORFs for CT431 and CT430.

SEQ ID NO: 119 is the determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatis LGVII clone 16-D4-22, contains partial sequences of ORF3 and ORF4 of theplasmid for growth within mammalian cells.

SEQ ID NO: 120 is the determined full-length DNA sequence for the C.trachomatis serovar LGV II Cap1 gene CT529.

SEQ ID NO: 121 is the predicted full-length amino acid sequence for theC. trachomatis serovar LGV II Cap1 gene CT529.

SEQ ID NO: 122 is the determined full-length DNA sequence for the C.trachomatis serovar E Cap1 gene CT529.

SEQ ID NO: 123 is the predicted full-length amino acid sequence for theC. trachomatis serovar E Cap1 gene CT529.

SEQ ID NO: 124 is the determined full-length DNA sequence for the C.trachomatis serovar 1A Cap1 gene CT529.

SEQ ID NO: 125 is the predicted full-length amino acid sequence for theC. trachomatis serovar 1A Cap1 gene CT529.

SEQ ID NO: 126 is the determined full-length DNA sequence for the C.trachomatis serovar G Cap1 gene CT529.

SEQ ID NO: 127 is the predicted full-length amino acid sequence for theC. trachomatis serovar G Cap1 gene CT529.

SEQ ID NO: 128 is the determined full-length DNA sequence for the C.trachomatis serovar F1 NII Cap1 gene CT529.

SEQ ID NO: 129 is the predicted full-length amino acid sequence for theC. trachomatis serovar F1 NII Cap1 gene CT529.

SEQ ID NO: 130 is the determined full-length DNA sequence for the C.trachomatis serovar L1 Cap1 gene CT529.

SEQ ID NO: 131 is the predicted full-length amino acid sequence for theC. trachomatis serovar L1 Cap1 gene CT529.

SEQ ID NO: 132 is the determined full-length DNA sequence for the C.trachomatis serovar L3 Cap1 gene CT529.

SEQ ID NO: 133 is the predicted full-length amino acid sequence for theC. trachomatis serovar L3 Cap1 gene CT529.

SEQ ID NO: 134 is the determined full-length DNA sequence for the C.trachomatis serovar Ba Cap1 gene CT529.

SEQ ID NO: 135 is the predicted full-length amino acid sequence for theC. trachomatis serovar Ba Cap1 gene CT529.

SEQ ID NO: 136 is the determined full-length DNA sequence for the C.trachomatis serovar MOPN Cap1 gene CT529.

SEQ ID NO: 137 is the predicted full-length amino acid sequence for theC. trachomatis serovar MOPN Cap1 gene CT529.

SEQ ID NO: 138 is the determined amino acid sequence for the Cap1 CT529ORF peptide #124-139 of C. trachomatis serovar L2.

SEQ ID NO: 139 is the determined amino acid sequence for the Cap1 CT529ORF peptide #132-147 of C. trachomatis serovar L2.

SEQ ID NO: 140 is the determined amino acid sequence for the Cap1 CT529ORF peptide #138-155 of C. trachomatis serovar L2.

SEQ ID NO: 141 is the determined amino acid sequence for the Cap1 CT529ORF peptide #146-163 of C. trachomatis serovar L2.

SEQ ID NO: 142 is the determined amino acid sequence for the Cap1 CT529ORF peptide #154-171 of C. trachomatis serovar L2.

SEQ ID NO: 143 is the determined amino acid sequence for the Cap1 CT529ORF peptide #162-178 of C. trachomatis serovar L2.

SEQ ID NO: 144 is the determined amino acid sequence for the Cap1 CT529ORF peptide #138-147 of C. trachomatis serovar L2.

SEQ ID NO: 145 is the determined amino acid sequence for the Cap1 CT529ORF peptide #139-147 of C. trachomatis serovar L2.

SEQ ID NO: 146 is the determined amino acid sequence for the Cap1 CT529ORF peptide #140-147 of C. trachomatis serovar L2.

SEQ ID NO: 147 is the determined amino acid sequence for the Cap1 CT529ORF peptide #138-146 of C. trachomatis serovar L2.

SEQ ID NO: 148 is the determined amino acid sequence for the Cap1 CT529ORF peptide #138-145 of C. trachomatis serovar L2.

SEQ ID NO: 149 is the determined amino acid sequence for the Cap1 CT529ORF peptide #F140->I of C. trachomatis serovar L2.

SEQ ID NO: 150 is the determined amino acid sequence for the Cap1 CT529ORF peptide ##S139>Ga of C. trachomatis serovar L2.

SEQ ID NO: 151 is the determined amino acid sequence for the Cap1 CT529ORF peptide ##S139>Gb of C. trachomatis serovar L2.

SEQ ID NO: 152 is the determined amino acid sequence for the peptide #2C7.8-6 of the 216aa ORF of C. trachomatis serovar L2.

SEQ ID NO: 153 is the determined amino acid sequence for the peptide #2C7.8-7 of the 216aa ORF of C. trachomatis serovar L2.

SEQ ID NO: 154 is the determined amino acid sequence for the peptide #2C7.8-8 of the 216aa ORF of C. trachomatis serovar L2.

SEQ ID NO: 155 is the determined amino acid sequence for the peptide #2C7.8-9 of the 216aa ORF of C. trachomatis serovar L2.

SEQ ID NO: 156 is the determined amino acid sequence for the peptide #2C7.8-10 of the 216aa ORF of C. trachomatis serovar L2.

SEQ ID NO: 157 is the determined amino acid sequence for the 53 aminoacid residue peptide of the 216aa ORF within clone 2C7.8 of C.trachomatis serovar L2.

SEQ ID NO: 158 is the determined amino acid sequence for the 52 aminoacid residue peptide of the CT529 ORF within clone 2C7.8 of C.trachomatis serovar L2.

SEQ ID NO: 159 is the determined DNA sequence for the 5′ (forward)primer for cloning full-length CT529 serovar L2.

SEQ ID NO 160 is the determined DNA sequence for the 5′ (reverse) primerfor cloning full-length CT529 serovar L2.

SEQ ID NO: 161 is the determined DNA sequence for the 5′ (forward)primer for cloning full-length CT529 for serovars other than L2 andMOPN.

SEQ ID NO: 162 is the determined DNA sequence for the 5′ (reverse)primer for cloning full-length CT529 serovars other than L2 and MOPN.

SEQ ID NO: 163 is the determined DNA sequence for the 5′ (forward)primer for cloning full-length CT529 serovar MOPN.

SEQ ID NO: 164 is the determined DNA sequence for the 5′ (reverse)primer for cloning full-length CT529 serovar MOPN.

SEQ ID NO: 165 is the determined DNA sequence for the 5′ (forward)primer for pBIB-KS.

SEQ ID NO: 166 is the determined DNA sequence for the 5′ (reverse)primer for pBIB-KS.

SEQ ID NO: 167 is the determined amino acid sequence for the 9-merepitope peptide Cap1 #139-147 from serovar L2.

SEQ ID NO: 168 is the determined amino acid sequence for the 9-merepitope peptide Cap1 #139-147 from serovar D.

SEQ ID NO: 169 is the determined full-length DNA sequence for the C.trachomatis pmpI gene.

SEQ ID NO: 170 is the determined full-length DNA sequence for the C.trachomatis pmpG gene.

SEQ ID NO: 171 is the determined full-length DNA sequence for the C.trachomatis pmpE gene.

SEQ ID NO: 172 is the determined full-length DNA sequence for the C.trachomatis pmpD gene.

SEQ ID NO: 173 is the determined full-length DNA sequence for the C.trachomatis pmpC gene.

SEQ ID NO: 174 is the determined full-length DNA sequence for the C.trachomatis pmpB gene.

SEQ ID NO: 175 is the predicted full-length amino acid sequence for theC. trachomatis pmpI gene.

SEQ ID NO: 176 is the predicted full-length amino acid sequence for theC. trachomatis pmpG gene.

SEQ ID NO: 177 is the predicted full-length amino acid sequence for theC. trachomatis pmpE gene.

SEQ ID NO: 178 is the predicted full-length amino acid sequence for theC. trachomatis pmpD gene.

SEQ ID NO: 179 is the predicted full-length amino acid sequence for theC. trachomatis pmpC gene.

SEQ ID NO: 180 is the predicted full-length amino acid sequence for theC. trachomatis pmpB gene.

SEQ ID NO: 181 is the determined DNA sequence minus the signal sequencefor the C. trachomatis pmpI gene.

SEQ ID NO: 182 is a subsequently determined full-length DNA sequence forthe C. trachomatis pmpG gene.

SEQ ID NO: 183 is the determined DNA sequence minus the signal sequencefor the C. trachomatis pmpE gene.

SEQ ID NO: 184 is a first determined DNA sequence representing thecarboxy terminus for the C. trachomatis pmpD gene.

SEQ ID NO: 185 is a second determined DNA sequence representing theamino terminus minus the signal sequence for the C. trachomatis pmpDgene.

SEQ ID NO: 186 is a first determined DNA sequence representing thecarboxy terminus for the C. trachomatis pmpC gene.

SEQ ID NO: 187 is a second determined DNA sequence representing theamino terminus minus the signal sequence for the C. trachomatis pmpCgene.

SEQ ID NO: 188 is the determined DNA sequence representing the C.pneumoniae serovar MOMPS pmp gene in a fusion molecule with Ra12.

SEQ ID NO: 189 is the predicted amino acid sequence minus the signalsequence for the C. trachomatis pmpI gene.

SEQ ID NO: 190 is subsequently predicted amino acid sequence for the C.trachomatis pmpG gene.

SEQ ID NO: 191 is the predicted amino acid sequence minus the signalsequence for the C. trachomatis pmpE gene.

SEQ ID NO: 192 is a first predicted amino acid sequence representing thecarboxy terminus for the C. trachomatis pmpD gene.

SEQ ID NO: 193 is a second predicted amino acid sequence representingthe Amino terminus minus the signal sequence for the C. trachomatis pmpDgene.

SEQ ID NO: 194 is a first predicted amino acid sequence representing theCarboxy terminus for the C. trachomatis pmpC gene.

SEQ ID NO: 195 is a second predicted amino acid sequence representingthe Amino terminus for the C. trachomatis pmpC gene.

SEQ ID NO: 196 is the predicted amino acid sequence representing the C.pneumoniae serovar MOMPS pmp gene in a fusion molecule with Ra12.

SEQ ID NO: 197 is the determined DNA sequence for the 5′ oligo primerfor cloning the C. trachomatis pmpC gene in the SKB vaccine vector.

SEQ ID NO: 198 is the determined DNA sequence for the 3′ oligo primerfor cloning the C. trachomatis pmpC gene in the SKB vaccine vector.

SEQ ID NO: 199 is the determined DNA sequence for the insertion sequencefor cloning the C. trachomatis pmpC gene in the SKB vaccine vector.

SEQ ID NO: 200 is the determined DNA sequence for the 5′ oligo primerfor cloning the C. trachomatis pmpD gene in the SKB vaccine vector.

SEQ ID NO: 201 is the determined DNA sequence for the 3′ oligo primerfor cloning the C. trachomatis pmpD gene in the SKB vaccine vector.

SEQ ID NO: 202 is the determined DNA sequence for the insertion sequencefor cloning the C. trachomatis pmpD gene in the SKB vaccine vector.

SEQ ID NO: 203 is the determined DNA sequence for the 5′ oligo primerfor cloning the C. trachomatis pmpE gene in the SKB vaccine vector.

SEQ ID NO: 204 is the determined DNA sequence for the 3′ oligo primerfor cloning the C. trachomatis pmpE gene in the SKB vaccine vector.

SEQ ID NO: 205 is the determined DNA sequence for the 5′ oligo primerfor cloning the C. trachomatis pmpG gene in the SKB vaccine vector.

SEQ ID NO: 206 is the determined DNA sequence for the 3′ oligo primerfor cloning the C. trachomatis pmpG gene in the SKB vaccine vector.

SEQ ID NO: 207 is the determined DNA sequence for the 5′ oligo primerfor cloning the amino terminus portion of the C. trachomatis pmpC genein the pET17b vector.

SEQ ID NO: 208 is the determined DNA sequence for the 3′ oligo primerfor cloning the amino terminus portion of the C. trachomatis pmpC genein the pET17b vector.

SEQ ID NO: 209 is the determined DNA sequence for the 5′ oligo primerfor cloning the carboxy terminus portion of the C. trachomatis pmpC genein the pET17b vector.

SEQ ID NO: 210 is the determined DNA sequence for the 3′ oligo primerfor cloning the carboxy terminus portion of the C. trachomatis pmpC genein the pET17b vector.

SEQ ID NO: 211 is the determined DNA sequence for the 5′ oligo primerfor cloning the amino terminus portion of the C. trachomatis pmpD genein the pET17b vector.

SEQ ID NO: 212 is the determined DNA sequence for the 3′ oligo primerfor cloning the amino terminus portion of the C. trachomatis pmpD genein the pET17b vector.

SEQ ID NO: 213 is the determined DNA sequence for the 5′ oligo primerfor cloning the carboxy terminus portion of the C. trachomatis pmpD genein the pET17b vector.

SEQ ID NO: 214 is the determined DNA sequence for the 3′ oligo primerfor cloning the carboxy terminus portion of the C. trachomatis pmpD genein the pET17b vector.

SEQ ID NO: 215 is the determined DNA sequence for the 5′ oligo primerfor cloning the C. trachomatis pmpE gene in the pET17b vector.

SEQ ID NO: 216 is the determined DNA sequence for the 3′ oligo primerfor cloning the C. trachomatis pmpE gene in the pET17b vector.

SEQ ID NO: 217 is the determined DNA sequence for the insertion sequencefor cloning the C. trachomatis pmpE gene in the pET17b vector.

SEQ ID NO: 218 is the amino acid sequence for the insertion sequence forcloning the C. trachomatis pmpE gene in the pET17b vector.

SEQ ID NO: 219 is the determined DNA sequence for the 5′ oligo primerfor cloning the C. trachomatis pmpG gene in the pET17b vector.

SEQ ID NO: 220 is the determined DNA sequence for the 3′ oligo primerfor cloning the C. trachomatis pmpG gene in the pET17b vector.

SEQ ID NO: 221 is the amino acid sequence for the insertion sequence forcloning the C. trachomatis pmpG gene in the pET17b vector.

SEQ ID NO: 222 is the determined DNA sequence for the 5′ oligo primerfor cloning the C. trachomatis pmpI gene in the pET17b vector.

SEQ ID NO: 223 is the determined DNA sequence for the 3′ oligo primerfor cloning the C. trachomatis pmpI gene in the pET17b vector.

SEQ ID NO: 224 is the determined amino acid sequence for the C.pneumoniae Swib peptide 1-20.

SEQ ID NO: 225 is the determined amino acid sequence for the C.pneumoniae Swib peptide 6-25.

SEQ ID NO: 226 is the determined amino acid sequence for the C.pneumoniae Swib peptide 12-31.

SEQ ID NO: 227 is the determined amino acid sequence for the C.pneumoniae Swib peptide 17-36.

SEQ ID NO: 228 is the determined amino acid sequence for the C.pneumoniae Swib peptide 22-41.

SEQ ID NO: 229 is the determined amino acid sequence for the C.pneumoniae Swib peptide 27-46.

SEQ ID NO: 230 is the determined amino acid sequence for the C.pneumoniae Swib peptide 42-61.

SEQ ID NO: 231 is the determined amino acid sequence for the C.pneumoniae Swib peptide 46-65.

SEQ ID NO: 232 is the determined amino acid sequence for the C.pneumoniae Swib peptide 51-70.

SEQ ID NO: 233 is the determined amino acid sequence for the C.pneumoniae Swib peptide 56-75.

SEQ ID NO: 234 is the determined amino acid sequence for the C.pneumoniae Swib peptide 61-80.

SEQ ID NO: 235 is the determined amino acid sequence for the C.pneumoniae Swib peptide 66-87.

SEQ ID NO: 236 is the determined amino acid sequence for the C.trachomatis OMCB peptide 103-122.

SEQ ID NO: 237 is the determined amino acid sequence for the C.trachomatis OMCB peptide 108-127.

SEQ ID NO: 238 is the determined amino acid sequence for the C.trachomatis OMCB peptide 113-132.

SEQ ID NO: 239 is the determined amino acid sequence for the C.trachomatis OMCB peptide 118-137.

SEQ ID NO: 240 is the determined amino acid sequence for the C.trachomatis OMCB peptide 123-143.

SEQ ID NO: 241 is the determined amino acid sequence for the C.trachomatis OMCB peptide 128-147.

SEQ ID NO: 242 is the determined amino acid sequence for the C.trachomatis OMCB peptide 133-152.

SEQ ID NO: 243 is the determined amino acid sequence for the C.trachomatis OMCB peptide 137-156.

SEQ ID NO: 244 is the determined amino acid sequence for the C.trachomatis OMCB peptide 142-161.

SEQ ID NO: 245 is the determined amino acid sequence for the C.trachomatis OMCB peptide 147-166.

SEQ ID NO: 246 is the determined amino acid sequence for the C.trachomatis OMCB peptide 152-171.

SEQ ID NO: 247 is the determined amino acid sequence for the C.trachomatis OMCB peptide 157-176.

SEQ ID NO: 248 is the determined amino acid sequence for the C.trachomatis OMCB peptide 162-181.

SEQ ID NO: 249 is the determined amino acid sequence for the C.trachomatis OMCB peptide 167-186.

SEQ ID NO: 250 is the determined amino acid sequence for the C.trachomatis OMCB peptide 171-190.

SEQ ID NO: 251 is the determined amino acid sequence for the C.trachomatis OMCB peptide 171-186.

SEQ ID NO: 252 is the determined amino acid sequence for the C.trachomatis OMCB peptide 175-186.

SEQ ID NO: 252 is the determined amino acid sequence for the C.trachomatis OMCB peptide 175-186.

SEQ ID NO: 253 is the determined amino acid sequence for the C.pneumoniae OMCB peptide 185-198.

SEQ ID NO: 254 is the determined amino acid sequence for the C.trachomatis TSA peptide 96-115.

SEQ ID NO: 255 is the determined amino acid sequence for the C.trachomatis TSA peptide 101-120.

SEQ ID NO: 256 is the determined amino acid sequence for the C.trachomatis TSA peptide 106-125.

SEQ ID NO: 257 is the determined amino acid sequence for the C.trachomatis TSA peptide 111-130.

SEQ ID NO: 258 is the determined amino acid sequence for the C.trachomatis TSA peptide 116-135.

SEQ ID NO: 259 is the determined amino acid sequence for the C.trachomatis TSA peptide 121-140.

SEQ ID NO: 260 is the determined amino acid sequence for the C.trachomatis TSA peptide 126-145.

SEQ ID NO: 261 is the determined amino acid sequence for the C.trachomatis TSA peptide 131-150.

SEQ ID NO: 262 is the determined amino acid sequence for the C.trachomatis TSA peptide 136-155.

SEQ ID NO: 263 is the determined full-length DNA sequence for the C.trachomatis CT529/Cap 1 gene serovar I.

SEQ ID NO: 264 is the predicted full-length amino sequence for the C.trachomatis CT529/Cap 1 gene serovar I.

SEQ ID NO: 265 is the determined full-length DNA sequence for the C.trachomatis CT529/Cap 1 gene serovar K.

SEQ ID NO: 266 is the predicted full-length amino sequence for the C.trachomatis CT529/Cap 1 gene serovar K.

SEQ ID NO: 267 is the determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatisclone 17-G4-36 sharing homology to part of the ORF of DNA-directed RNApolymerase beta subunit-CT315 in serD.

SEQ ID NO: 268 is the determined DNA sequence for the partial sequenceof the C. trachomatis CT016 gene in clone 2E10.

SEQ ID NO: 269 is the determined DNA sequence for the partial sequenceof the C. trachomatis tRNA syntase gene in clone 2E10.

SEQ ID NO: 270 is the determined DNA sequence for the partial sequencefor the C. trachomatis clpX gene in clone 2E10.

SEQ ID NO: 271 is a first determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatisclone CtL2gam-30 representing the 5′ end.

SEQ ID NO: 272 is a second determined DNA sequence for the C.trachomatis clone CtL2gam-30 representing the 3′ end.

SEQ ID NO: 273 is the determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatisclone CtL2gam-28.

SEQ ID NO: 274 is the determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatisclone CtL2gam-27.

SEQ ID NO: 275 is the determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatisclone CtL2gam-26.

SEQ ID NO: 276 is the determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatisclone CtL2gam-24.

SEQ ID NO: 277 is the determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatisclone CtL2gam-23.

SEQ ID NO: 278 is the determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatisclone CtL2gam-21.

SEQ ID NO: 279 is the determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatisclone CtL2gam-18.

SEQ ID NO: 280 is the determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatisclone CtL2gam-17.

SEQ ID NO: 281 is a first determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatisclone CtL2gam-15 representing the 5′ end.

SEQ ID NO: 282 is a second determined DNA sequence for the C.trachomatis clone CtL2gam-15 representing the 3′ end.

SEQ ID NO: 283 is the determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatisclone CtL2gam-13.

SEQ ID NO: 284 is the determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatisclone CtL2gam-10.

SEQ ID NO: 285 is the determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatisclone CtL2gam-8.

SEQ ID NO: 286 is a first determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatisclone CtL2gam-6 representing the 5′ end.

SEQ ID NO: 287 is a second determined DNA sequence for the C.trachomatis clone CtL2gam-6 representing the 3′ end.

SEQ ID NO: 288 is the determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatisclone CtL2gam-5.

SEQ ID NO: 289 is the determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatisclone CtL2gam-2.

SEQ ID NO: 290 is the determined DNA sequence for the C. trachomatisclone CtL2gam-1.

SEQ ID NO: 291 is the determined full-length DNA sequence for the C.pneumoniae homologue of the CT529 gene.

SEQ ID NO: 292 is the predicted full-length amino acid sequence for theC. pneumoniae homologue of the CT529 gene.

SEQ ID NO: 293 is the determined DNA sequence for the insertion sequencefor cloning the C. trachomatis pmpG gene in the SKB vaccine vector.

SEQ ID NO: 294 is the amino acid sequence of an open reading frame ofclone CT603.

SEQ ID NO: 295 is the amino acid sequence of a first open reading frameof clone CT875.

SEQ ID NO: 296 is the amino acid sequence of a second open reading frameof clone CT875.

SEQ ID NO: 297 is the amino acid sequence of a first open reading frameof clone CT858.

SEQ ID NO: 298 is the amino acid sequence of a second open reading frameof clone CT858.

SEQ ID NO: 299 is the amino acid sequence of an open reading frame ofclone CT622.

SEQ ID NO: 300 is the amino acid sequence of an open reading frame ofclone CT610.

SEQ ID NO: 301 is the amino acid sequence of an open reading frame ofclone CT396.

SEQ ID NO: 302 is the amino acid sequence of an open reading frame ofclone CT318.

SEQ ID NO: 303 is the amino acid sequence of an open reading frame ofthe ORF-3 protein of C. trachomatis.

SEQ ID NO: 304 is the amino acid sequence for C. trachomatis, serovar L2rCt529c1-125 having a modified N-terminal sequence (6-His tag).

SEQ ID NO: 305 is the amino acid sequence for C. trachomatis, serovar L2rCt529c1-125.

DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

FIG. 1 illustrates induction of INF-γ from a Chlamydia-specific T cellline activated by target cells expressing clone 4C9-18#2.

FIG. 2 illustrates retroviral vectors pBIB-KS1,2,3 modified to contain aKosak translation initiation site and stop codons.

FIG. 3 shows specific lysis in a chromium release assay of P815 cellspulsed with Chlamydia peptides CtC7.8-12 (SEQ ID NO: 18) and CtC7.8-13(SEQ ID NO: 19).

FIG. 4 shows antibody isotype titers in C57Bl/6 mice immunized with C.trachomatis SWIB protein.

FIG. 5 shows Chlamydia-specific T-cell proliferative responses insplenocytes from C3H mice immunized with C. trachomatis SWIB protein.

FIG. 6 illustrates the 5′ and 3′primer sequences designed from C.pneumoniae which were used to isolate the SWIB and S13 genes from C.pneumoniae.

FIGS. 7A and 7B show induction of IFN-γ from a human anti-chlamydiaT-cell line (TCL-8) capable of cross-reacting to C. trachomatis and C.pneumonia upon activation by monocyte-derived dendritic cells expressingchlamydial proteins.

FIG. 8 shows the identification of T cell epitopes in Chlamydialribosomal S13 protein with T-cell line TCL 8 EB/DC.

FIG. 9 illustrates the proliferative response of CP-21 T-cells generatedagainst C. pnuemoniae-infected dendritic cells to recombinant C.pneumonia-SWIBprotein, but not C. trachomatis SWIB protein.

FIG. 10 shows the C. trachomatis-specific SWIB proliferative responsesof a primary T-cell line (TCT-10 EB) from an asymptomatic donor.

FIG. 11 illustrates the identification of T-cell epitope in C.trachomatis SWIB with an antigen specific T-cell line (TCL-10 EB).

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

As noted above, the present invention is generally directed tocompositions and methods for the diagnosis and treatment of Chlamydialinfection. In one aspect, the compositions of the subject inventioninclude polypeptides that comprise at least one immunogenic portion of aChlamydia antigen, or a variant thereof.

In specific embodiments, the subject invention discloses polypeptidescomprising an immunogenic portion of a Chlamydia antigen, wherein theChlamydia antigen comprises an amino acid sequence encoded by apolynucleotide molecule including a sequence selected from the groupconsisting of (a) nucleotide sequences recited in SEQ ID NO: 1, 15,21-25, 44-64, 66-76, 79-88, 110-119, 120, 122, 124, 126, 128, 130, 132,134, 136, 169-174, 181-188, 263, 265 and 267-290 (b) the complements ofsaid nucleotide sequences, and (c) variants of such sequences.

As used herein, the term “polypeptide” encompasses amino acid chains ofany length, including full length proteins (i.e., antigens), wherein theamino acid residues are linked by covalent peptide bonds. Thus, apolypeptide comprising an immunogenic portion of one of the inventiveantigens may consist entirely of the immunogenic portion, or may containadditional sequences. The additional sequences may be derived from thenative Chlamydia antigen or may be heterologous, and such sequences may(but need not) be immunogenic.

The term “polynucleotide(s),” as used herein, means a single ordouble-stranded polymer of deoxyribonucleotide or ribonucleotide basesand includes DNA and corresponding RNA molecules, including HnRNA andmRNA molecules, both sense and anti-sense strands, and comprehends cDNA,genomic DNA and recombinant DNA, as well as wholly or partiallysynthesized polynucleotides. An HnRNA molecule contains introns andcorresponds to a DNA molecule in a generally one-to-one manner. An mRNAmolecule corresponds to an HnRNA and DNA molecule from which the intronshave been excised. A polynucleotide may consist of an entire gene, orany portion thereof. Operable anti-sense polynucleotides may comprise afragment of the corresponding polynucleotide, and the definition of“polynucleotide” therefore includes all such operable anti-sensefragments.

An “immunogenic portion” of an antigen is a portion that is capable ofreacting with sera obtained from a Chlamydia-infected individual (i.e.,generates an absorbance reading with sera from infected individuals thatis at least three standard deviations above the absorbance obtained withsera from uninfected individuals, in a representative ELISA assaydescribed herein). Such immunogenic portions generally comprise at leastabout 5 amino acid residues, more preferably at least about 10, and mostpreferably at least about 20 amino acid residues. Methods for preparingand identifying immunogenic portions of antigens of known sequence arewell known in the art and include those summarized in Paul, FundamentalImmunology, 3^(rd) ed., Raven Press, 1993, pp. 243-247 and referencescited therein. Such techniques include screening polypeptides for theability to react with antigen-specific antibodies, antisera and/orT-cell lines or clones. As used herein, antisera and antibodies are“antigen-specific” if they specifically bind to an antigen (i.e., theyreact with the protein in an ELISA or other immunoassay, and do notreact detectably with unrelated proteins). Such antisera and antibodiesmay be prepared as described herein, and using well known techniques. Animmunogenic portion of a native Chlamydia protein is a portion thatreacts with such antisera and/or T-cells at a level that is notsubstantially less than the reactivity of the full length polypeptide(e.g. in an ELISA and/or T-cell reactivity assay). Such immunogenicportions may react within such assays at a level that is similar to orgreater than the reactivity of the full length polypeptide. Such screensmay generally be performed using methods well known to those of ordinaryskill in the art, such as those described in Harlow and Lane,Antibodies: A Laboratory Manual, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 1988.For example, a polypeptide may be immobilized on a solid support andcontacted with patient sera to allow binding of antibodies within thesera to the immobilized polypeptide. Unbound sera may then be removedand bound antibodies detected using, for example, ¹²⁵I-labeled ProteinA.

Examples of immunogenic portions of antigens contemplated by the presentinvention include, for example, the T cell stimulating epitopes providedin SEQ ID NO: 9, 10, 18, 19, 31, 39, 93-96, 98, 100-102, 106, 108,138-140, 158, 167, 168, 246, 247 and 254-256. Polypeptides comprising atleast an immunogenic portion of one or more Chlamydia antigens asdescribed herein may generally be used, alone or in combination, todetect Chlamydial infection in a patient.

The compositions and methods of the present invention also encompassvariants of the above polypeptides and polynucleotide molecules. Suchvariants include, but are not limited to, naturally occurring allelicvariants of the inventive sequences. In particular, variants includeother Chlamydiae serovars, such as serovars D, E and F, as well as theseveral LGV serovars which share homology to the inventive polypeptideand polynucleotide molecules described herein. Preferably, the serovarhomologues show 95-99% homology to the corresponding polypeptidesequence(s) described herein.

A polypeptide “variant,” as used herein, is a polypeptide that differsfrom the recited polypeptide only in conservative substitutions and/ormodifications, such that the antigenic properties of the polypeptide areretained. In a preferred embodiment, variant polypeptides differ from anidentified sequence by substitution, deletion or addition of five aminoacids or fewer. Such variants may generally be identified by modifyingone of the above polypeptide sequences, and evaluating the antigenicproperties of the modified polypeptide using, for example, therepresentative procedures described herein. In other words, the abilityof a variant to react with antigen-specific antisera may be enhanced orunchanged, relative to the native protein, or may be diminished by lessthan 50%, and preferably less than 20%, relative to the native protein.Such variants may generally be identified by modifying one of the abovepolypeptide sequences and evaluating the reactivity of the modifiedpolypeptide with antigen-specific antibodies or antisera as describedherein. Preferred variants include those in which one or more portions,such as an N-terminal leader sequence or transmembrane domain, have beenremoved. Other preferred variants include variants in which a smallportion (e.g., 1-30 amino acids, preferably 5-15 amino acids) has beenremoved from the N- and/or C-terminal of the mature protein.

As used herein, a “conservative substitution” is one in which an aminoacid is substituted for another amino acid that has similar properties,such that one skilled in the art of peptide chemistry would expect thesecondary structure and hydropathic nature of the polypeptide to besubstantially unchanged. Amino acid substitutions may generally be madeon the basis of similarity in polarity, charge, solubility,hydrophobicity, hydrophilicity and/or the amphipathic nature of theresidues. For example, negatively charged amino acids include asparticacid and glutamic acid; positively charged amino acids include lysineand arginine; and amino acids with uncharged polar head groups havingsimilar hydrophilicity values include leucine, isoleucine and valine;glycine and alanine; asparagine and glutamine; and serine, threonine,phenylalanine and tyrosine. Other groups of amino acids that mayrepresent conservative changes include: (1) ala, pro, gly, glu, asp,gln, asn, ser, thr; (2) cys, ser, tyr, thr; (3) val, ile, leu, met, ala,phe; (4) lys, arg, his; and (5) phe, tyr, trp, his. A variant may also,or alternatively, contain nonconservative changes. In a preferredembodiment, variant polypeptides differ from a native sequence bysubstitution, deletion or addition of five amino acids or fewer.Variants may also (or alternatively) be modified by, for example, thedeletion or addition of amino acids that have minimal influence on theimmunogenicity, secondary structure and hydropathic nature of thepolypeptide. Variants may also, or alternatively, contain othermodifications, including the deletion or addition of amino acids thathave minimal influence on the antigenic properties, secondary structureand hydropathic nature of the polypeptide. For example, a polypeptidemay be conjugated to a signal (or leader) sequence at the N-terminal endof the protein which co-translationally or post-translationally directstransfer of the protein. The polypeptide may also be conjugated to alinker or other sequence for ease of synthesis, purification oridentification of the polypeptide (e.g., poly-His), or to enhancebinding of the polypeptide to a solid support. For example, apolypeptide may be conjugated to an immunoglobulin Fc region.

A polynucleotide “variant” is a sequence that differs from the recitednucleotide sequence in having one or more nucleotide deletions,substitutions or additions such that the immunogenicity of the encodedpolypeptide is not diminished, relative to the native protein. Theeffect on the immunogenicity of the encoded polypeptide may generally beassessed as described herein. Such modifications may be readilyintroduced using standard mutagenesis techniques, such asoligonucleotide-directed site-specific mutagenesis as taught, forexample, by Adelman et al. (DNA, 2:183, 1983). Nucleotide variants maybe naturally occurring allelic variants as discussed below, ornon-naturally occurring variants. The polypeptides provided by thepresent invention include variants that are encoded by polynucleotidesequences which are substantially homologous to one or more of thepolynucleotide sequences specifically recited herein. “Substantialhomology,” as used herein, refers to polynucleotide sequences that arecapable of hybridizing under moderately stringent conditions. Suitablemoderately stringent conditions include prewashing in a solution of5×SSC, 0.5% SDS, 1.0 mM EDTA (pH 8.0); hybridizing at 50° C.-65° C.,5×SSC, overnight or, in the event of cross-species homology, at 45° C.with 0.5×SSC; followed by washing twice at 65° C. for 20 minutes witheach of 2×, 0.5× and 0.2×SSC containing 0.1% SDS. Such hybridizingpolynucleotide sequences are also within the scope of this invention, asare nucleotide sequences that, due to code degeneracy, encode apolypeptide that is the same as a polypeptide of the present invention.

Two nucleotide or polypeptide sequences are said to be “identical” ifthe sequence of nucleotides or amino acid residues in the two sequencesis the same when aligned for maximum correspondence as described below.Comparisons between two sequences are typically performed by comparingthe sequences over a comparison window to identify and compare localregions of sequence similarity. A “comparison window” as used herein,refers to a segment of at least about 20 contiguous positions, usually30 to about 75, 40 to about 50, in which a sequence may be compared to areference sequence of the same number of contiguous positions after thetwo sequences are optimally aligned.

Optimal alignment of sequences for comparison may be conducted using theMegalign program in the Lasergene suite of bioinformatics software(DNASTAR, Inc., Madison, Wis.), using default parameters. This programembodies several alignment schemes described in the followingreferences: Dayhoff, M. O. (1978) A model of evolutionary change inproteins—Matrices for detecting distant relationships. In Dayhoff, M. O.(ed.) Atlas of Protein Sequence and Structure, National BiomedicalResarch Foundation, Washington D.C. Vol. 5, Suppl. 3, pp. 345-358; HeinJ. (1990) Unified Approach to Alignment and Phylogenes pp. 626-645Methods in Enzymology vol. 183, Academic Press, Inc., San Diego, Calif.;Higgins, D. G. and Sharp, P. M. (1989) Fast and sensitive multiplesequence alignments on a microcomputer CABIOS 5:151-153; Myers, E. W.and Muller W. (1988) Optimal alignments in linear space CABIOS 4:11-17;Robinson, E. D. (1971) Comb. Theor 11:105; Santou, N. Nes, M. (1987) Theneighbor joining method. A new method for reconstructing phylogenetictrees Mol. Biol. Evol. 4:406-425; Sneath, P. H. A. and Sokal, R. R.(1973) Numerical Taxonomy—the Principles and Practice of NumericalTaxonomy, Freeman Press, San Francisco, Calif.; Wilbur, W. J. andLipman, D. J. (1983) Rapid similarity searches of nucleic acid andprotein data banks Proc. Natl. Acad., Sci. USA 80:726-730.

Alternatively, optimal alignment of sequences for comparison may beconducted by the local identity algorithm of Smith and Waterman (1981)Add. APL. Math 2:482, by the identity alignment algorithm of Needlemanand Wunsch (1970) J. Mol. Biol. 48:443, by the search for similaritymethods of Pearson and Lipman (1988) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. (U.S.A.) 85:2444, by computerized implementations of these algorithms (GAP, BESTFIT,BLAST, FASTA, and TFASTA in the Wisconsin Genetics Software Package,Genetics Computer Group (GCG), 575 Science Dr., Madison, Wis.), or byinspection.

One illustrative example of algorithms that are suitable for determiningpercent sequence identity and sequence similarity are the BLAST andBLAST 2.0 algorithms, which are described in Altschul et al. (1977) Nuc.Acids Res. 25:3389-3402 and Altschul et al. (1990) J. Mol. Biol.215:403-410, respectively. BLAST and BLAST 2.0 can be used, for examplewith the parameters described herein, to determine percent sequenceidentity for the polynucleotides and polypeptides of the invention.Software for performing BLAST analyses is publicly available through theNational Center for Biotechnology Information(http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/) In one illustrative example, cumulativescores can be calculated using, for nucleotide sequences, the parametersM (reward score for a pair of matching residues; always >0) and N(penalty score for mismatching residues; always <0). For amino acidsequences, a scoring matrix can be used to calculate the cumulativescore. Extension of the word hits in each direction are halted when: thecumulative alignment score falls off by the quantity X from its maximumachieved value; the cumulative score goes to zero or below, due to theaccumulation of one or more negative-scoring residue alignments; or theend of either sequence is reached. The BLAST algorithm parameters W, Tand X determine the sensitivity and speed of the alignment. The BLASTNprogram (for nucleotide sequences) uses as defaults a wordlength (W) of11, and expectation (E) of 10, and the BLOSUM62 scoring matrix (seeHenikoff and Henikoff (1989) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 89:10915)alignments, (B) of 50, expectation (E) of 10, M=5, N=−4 and a comparisonof both strands.

Preferably, the “percentage of sequence identity” is determined bycomparing two optimally aligned sequences over a window of comparison ofat least 20 positions, wherein the portion of the polynucleotide oramino acid sequence in the comparison window may comprise additions ordeletions (i.e. gaps) of 20 percent or less, usually 5 to 15 percent, or10 to 12 percent, as compared to the reference sequences (which does notcomprise additions or deletions) for optimal alignment of the twosequences. The percentage is calculated by determining the number ofpositions at which the identical nucleic acid bases or amino acidresidue occurs in both sequences to yield the number of matchedpositions, dividing the number of matched positions by the total numberof positions in the reference sequence (i.e. the window size) andmultiplying the results by 100 to yield the percentage of sequenceidentity.

Therefore, the present invention provides polynucleotide and polypeptidesequences having substantial identity to the sequences disclosed herein,for example those comprising at least 50% or more sequence identity,preferably at least 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%,97%, 98%, or 99% or higher, sequence identity compared to apolynucleotide or polypeptide sequence of this invention using themethods described herein, (e.g., BLAST analysis using standardparameters, as described below). One skilled in this art will recognizethat these values can be appropriately adjusted to determinecorresponding identity of proteins encoded by two polynucleotidesequences by taking into account codon degeneracy, amino acidsimilarity, reading frame positioning and the like.

In additional embodiments, the present invention provides isolatedpolynucleotides or polypeptides comprising various lengths of contiguousstretches of sequence identical to or complementary to one or more ofthe sequences disclosed herein. For example, polynucleotides andpolypeptides encompassed by this invention may comprise at least about15, 20, 30, 40, 50, 75, 100, 150, 200, 300, 400, 500 or 1000 or morecontiguous nucleotides of one or more of the disclosed sequences, aswell as all intermediate lengths therebetween. It will be readilyunderstood that “intermediate lengths”, in this context, means anylength between the quoted values, such as 16, 17, 18, 19, etc.; 21, 22,23, etc.; 30, 31, 32, etc.; 50, 51, 52, 53, etc.; 100, 101, 102, 103,etc.; 150, 151, 152, 153, etc.; including all integers through the200-500; 500-1,000, and the like.

The polynucleotides of the present invention, or fragments thereof,regardless of the length of the coding sequence itself, may be combinedwith other DNA sequences, such as promoters, polyadenylation signals,additional restriction enzyme sites, multiple cloning sites, othercoding segments, and the like, such that their overall length may varyconsiderably. It is therefore contemplated that a nucleic acid fragmentof almost any length may be employed, with the total length preferablybeing limited by the ease of preparation and use in the intendedrecombinant DNA protocol. For example, illustrative DNA segments withtotal lengths of about 10,000, about 5000, about 3000, about 2,000,about 1,000, about 500, about 200, about 100, about 50 base pairs inlength, and the like, (including all intermediate lengths) arecontemplated to be useful in many implementations of this invention.

Also included in the scope of the present invention are alleles of thegenes encoding the nucleotide sequences recited in herein. As usedherein, an “allele” or “allellic sequence” is an alternative form of thegene which may result from at least one mutation in the nucleic acidsequence. Alleles may result in altered mRNAs or polypeptides whosestructure or function may or may not be altered. Any given gene may havenone, one, or many allelic forms. Common mutational changes which giverise to alleles are generally ascribed to natural deletions, additions,or substitutions of nucleotides. Each of these types of changes mayoccur alone or in combination with the others, one or more times in agiven sequence. In specific embodiments, the subject invention disclosespolypeptides comprising at least an immunogenic portion of a Chlamydiaantigen (or a variant of such an antigen), that comprises one or more ofthe amino acid sequences encoded by (a) a polynucleotide sequenceselected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 1-4, 15 21-25, 44-64,66-76 and 79-88; (b) the complements of such DNA sequences or (c) DNAsequences substantially homologous to a sequence in (a) or (b). Asdiscussed in the Examples below, several of the Chlamydia antigensdisclosed herein recognize a T cell line that recognizes both Chlamydiatrachomatis and Chlamydia pneumoniae infected monocyte-derived dendriticcells, indicating that they may represent an immunoreactive epitopeshared by Chlamydia trachomatis and Chlamydia pneumoniae. The antigensmay thus be employed in a vaccine for both C. trachomatis genital tractinfections and for C. pneumonia infections. Further characterization ofthese Chlamydia antigens from Chlamydia trachomatis and Chlamydiapneumonia to determine the extent of cross-reactivity is provided inExample 6. Additionally, Example 4 describes cDNA fragments (SEQ ID NO:15, 16 and 33) isolated from C. trachomatis which encode proteins (SEQID NO: 17-19 and 32) capable of stimulating a Chlamydia-specific murineCD8+ T cell line.

In general, Chlamydia antigens, and polynucleotide sequences encodingsuch antigens, may be prepared using any of a variety of procedures. Forexample, polynucleotide molecules encoding Chlamydia antigens may beisolated from a Chlamydia genomic or cDNA expression library byscreening with a Chlamydia-specific T cell line as described below, andsequenced using techniques well known to those of skill in the art.Additionally, a polynucleotide may be identified, as described in moredetail below, by screening a microarray of cDNAs forChlamydia-associated expression (i.e., expression that is at least twofold greater in Chlamydia-infected cells than in controls, as determinedusing a representative assay provided herein). Such screens may beperformed using a Synteni microarray (Palo Alto, Calif.) according tothe manufacturer's instructions (and essentially as described by Schenaet al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 93:10614-10619, 1996 and Heller etal., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 94:2150-2155, 1997). Alternatively,polypeptides may be amplified from cDNA prepared from cells expressingthe proteins described herein. Such polynucleotides may be amplified viapolymerase chain reaction (PCR). For this approach, sequence-specificprimers may be designed based on the sequences provided herein, and maybe purchased or synthesized.

Antigens may be produced recombinantly, as described below, by insertinga polynucleotide sequence that encodes the antigen into an expressionvector and expressing the antigen in an appropriate host. Antigens maybe evaluated for a desired property, such as the ability to react withsera obtained from a Chlamydia-infected individual as described herein,and may be sequenced using, for example, traditional Edman chemistry.See Edman and Berg, Eur. J. Biochem. 80:116-132, 1967.

Polynucleotide sequences encoding antigens may also be obtained byscreening an appropriate Chlamydia cDNA or genomic DNA library forpolynucleotide sequences that hybridize to degenerate oligonucleotidesderived from partial amino acid sequences of isolated antigens.Degenerate oligonucleotide sequences for use in such a screen may bedesigned and synthesized, and the screen may be performed, as described(for example) in Sambrook et al., Molecular Cloning. A LaboratoryManual, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. (andreferences cited therein). Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) may also beemployed, using the above oligonucleotides in methods well known in theart, to isolate a nucleic acid probe from a cDNA or genomic library. Thelibrary screen may then be performed using the isolated probe.

An amplified portion may be used to isolate a full length gene from asuitable library (e.g., a Chlamydia cDNA library) using well knowntechniques. Within such techniques, a library (cDNA or genomic) isscreened using one or more polynucleotide probes or primers suitable foramplification. Preferably, a library is size-selected to include largermolecules. Random primed libraries may also be preferred for identifying5′ and upstream regions of genes. Genomic libraries are preferred forobtaining introns and extending 5′ sequences.

For hybridization techniques, a partial sequence may be labeled (e.g.,by nick-translation or end-labeling with ³²P) using well knowntechniques. A bacterial or bacteriophage library is then screened byhybridizing filters containing denatured bacterial colonies (or lawnscontaining phage plaques) with the labeled probe (see Sambrook et al.,Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories,Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., 1989). Hybridizing colonies or plaques areselected and expanded, and the DNA is isolated for further analysis.cDNA clones may be analyzed to determine the amount of additionalsequence by, for example, PCR using a primer from the partial sequenceand a primer from the vector. Restriction maps and partial sequences maybe generated to identify one or more overlapping clones. The completesequence may then be determined using standard techniques, which mayinvolve generating a series of deletion clones. The resultingoverlapping sequences are then assembled into a single contiguoussequence. A full length cDNA molecule can be generated by ligatingsuitable fragments, using well known techniques.

Alternatively, there are numerous amplification techniques for obtaininga full length coding sequence from a partial cDNA sequence. Within suchtechniques, amplification is generally performed via PCR. Any of avariety of commercially available kits may be used to perform theamplification step. Primers may be designed using techniques well knownin the art (see, for example, Mullis et al., Cold Spring Harbor Symp.Quant. Biol. 51:263, 1987; Erlich ed., PCR Technology, Stockton Press,NY, 1989), and software well known in the art may also be employed.Primers are preferably 22-30 nucleotides in length, have a GC content ofat least 50% and anneal to the target sequence at temperatures of about68° C. to 72° C. The amplified region may be sequenced as describedabove, and overlapping sequences assembled into a contiguous sequence.

One such amplification technique is inverse PCR (see Triglia et al.,Nucl. Acids Res. 16:8186, 1988), which uses restriction enzymes togenerate a fragment in the known region of the gene. The fragment isthen circularized by intramolecular ligation and used as a template forPCR with divergent primers derived from the known region. Within analternative approach, sequences adjacent to a partial sequence may beretrieved by amplification with a primer to a linker sequence and aprimer specific to a known region. The amplified sequences are typicallysubjected to a second round of amplification with the same linker primerand a second primer specific to the known region. A variation on thisprocedure, which employs two primers that initiate extension in oppositedirections from the known sequence, is described in WO 96/38591.Additional techniques include capture PCR (Lagerstrom et al., PCRMethods Applic. 1:111-19, 1991) and walking PCR (Parker et al., Nucl.Acids. Res. 19:3055-60, 1991). Transcription-Mediated Amplification, orTMA is another method that may be utilized for the amplification of DNA,rRNA, or mRNA, as described in Patent No. PCT/US91/03184. Thisautocatalytic and isothermic non-PCR based method utilizes two primersand two enzymes: RNA polymerase and reverse transcriptase. One primercontains a promoter sequence for RNA polymerase. In the firstamplification, the promoter-primer hybridizes to the target rRNA at adefined site. Reverse transcriptase creates a DNA copy of the targetrRNA by extension from the 3′ end of the promoter-primer. The RNA in theresulting complex is degraded and a second primer binds to the DNA copy.A new strand of DNA is synthesized from the end of the primer by reversetranscriptase creating double stranded DNA. RNA polymerase recognizesthe promoter sequence in the DNA template and initiates transcription.Each of the newly synthesized RNA amplicons re-enters the TMA processand serves as a template for a new round of replication leading to theexpotential expansion of the RNA amplicon. Other methods employingamplification may also be employed to obtain a full length cDNAsequence.

In certain instances, it is possible to obtain a full length cDNAsequence by analysis of sequences provided in an expressed sequence tag(EST) database, such as that available from GenBank. Searches foroverlapping ESTs may generally be performed using well known programs(e.g., NCBI BLAST searches), and such ESTs may be used to generate acontiguous full length sequence. Full length cDNA sequences may also beobtained by analysis of genomic fragments.

Polynucleotide variants may generally be prepared by any method known inthe art, including chemical synthesis by, for example, solid phasephosphoramidite chemical synthesis. Modifications in a polynucleotidesequence may also be introduced using standard mutagenesis techniques,such as oligonucleotide-directed site-specific mutagenesis (see Adelmanet al., DNA 2:183, 1983). Alternatively, RNA molecules may be generatedby in vitro or in vivo transcription of DNA sequences encoding aChlamydial protein, or portion thereof, provided that the DNA isincorporated into a vector with a suitable RNA polymerase promoter (suchas T7 or SP6). Certain portions may be used to prepare an encodedpolypeptide, as described herein. In addition, or alternatively, aportion may be administered to a patient such that the encodedpolypeptide is generated in vivo (e.g., by transfectingantigen-presenting cells, such as dendritic cells, with a cDNA constructencoding a Chlamydial polypeptide, and administering the transfectedcells to the patient).

A portion of a sequence complementary to a coding sequence (i.e., anantisense polynucleotide) may also be used as a probe or to modulategene expression. cDNA constructs that can be transcribed into antisenseRNA may also be introduced into cells of tissues to facilitate theproduction of antisense RNA. An antisense polynucleotide may be used, asdescribed herein, to inhibit expression of a Chlamydial protein.Antisense technology can be used to control gene expression throughtriple-helix formation, which compromises the ability of the doublehelix to open sufficiently for the binding of polymerases, transcriptionfactors or regulatory molecules (see Gee et al., In Huber and Carr,Molecular and Immunologic Approaches, Futura Publishing Co. (Mt. Kisco,N.Y.; 1994)). Alternatively, an antisense molecule may be designed tohybridize with a control region of a gene (e.g., promoter, enhancer ortranscription initiation site), and block transcription of the gene; orto block translation by inhibiting binding of a transcript to ribosomes.

A portion of a coding sequence, or of a complementary sequence, may alsobe designed as a probe or primer to detect gene expression. Probes maybe labeled with a variety of reporter groups, such as radionuclides andenzymes, and are preferably at least 10 nucleotides in length, morepreferably at least 20 nucleotides in length and still more preferablyat least 30 nucleotides in length. Primers, as noted above, arepreferably 22-30 nucleotides in length.

Any polynucleotide may be further modified to increase stability invivo. Possible modifications include, but are not limited to, theaddition of flanking sequences at the 5′ and/or 3′ ends; the use ofphosphorothioate or 2′ O-methyl rather than phosphodiesterase linkagesin the backbone; and/or the inclusion of nontraditional bases such asinosine, queosine and wybutosine, as well as acetyl- methyl-, thio- andother modified forms of adenine, cytidine, guanine, thymine and uridine.

Nucleotide sequences as described herein may be joined to a variety ofother nucleotide sequences using established recombinant DNA techniques.For example, a polynucleotide may be cloned into any of a variety ofcloning vectors, including plasmids, phagemids, lambda phage derivativesand cosmids. Vectors of particular interest include expression vectors,replication vectors, probe generation vectors and sequencing vectors. Ingeneral, a vector will contain an origin of replication functional in atleast one organism, convenient restriction endonuclease sites and one ormore selectable markers. Other elements will depend upon the desireduse, and will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art.

Synthetic polypeptides having fewer than about 100 amino acids, andgenerally fewer than about 50 amino acids, may be generated usingtechniques well known in the art. For example, such polypeptides may besynthesized using any of the commercially available solid-phasetechniques, such as the Merrifield solid-phase synthesis method, whereamino acids are sequentially added to a growing amino acid chain. SeeMerrifield, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 85:2149-2146, 1963. Equipment forautomated synthesis of polypeptides is commercially available fromsuppliers such as Perkin Elmer/Applied BioSystems Division, Foster City,Calif., and may be operated according to the manufacturer'sinstructions.

As noted above, immunogenic portions of Chlamydia antigens may beprepared and identified using well known techniques, such as thosesummarized in Paul, Fundamental Immunology, 3d ed., Raven Press, 1993,pp. 243-247 and references cited therein. Such techniques includescreening polypeptide portions of the native antigen for immunogenicproperties. The representative ELISAs described herein may generally beemployed in these screens. An immunogenic portion of a polypeptide is aportion that, within such representative assays, generates a signal insuch assays that is substantially similar to that generated by the fulllength antigen. In other words, an immunogenic portion of a Chlamydiaantigen generates at least about 20%, and preferably about 100%, of thesignal induced by the full length antigen in a model ELISA as describedherein.

Portions and other variants of Chlamydia antigens may be generated bysynthetic or recombinant means. Variants of a native antigen maygenerally be prepared using standard mutagenesis techniques, such asoligonucleotide-directed site-specific mutagenesis. Sections of thepolynucleotide sequence may also be removed using standard techniques topermit preparation of truncated polypeptides.

Recombinant polypeptides containing portions and/or variants of a nativeantigen may be readily prepared from a polynucleotide sequence encodingthe polypeptide using a variety of techniques well known to those ofordinary skill in the art. For example, supernatants from suitablehost/vector systems which secrete recombinant protein into culture mediamay be first concentrated using a commercially available filter.Following concentration, the concentrate may be applied to a suitablepurification matrix such as an affinity matrix or an ion exchange resin.Finally, one or more reverse phase HPLC steps can be employed to furtherpurify a recombinant protein.

Any of a variety of expression vectors known to those of ordinary skillin the art may be employed to express recombinant polypeptides asdescribed herein. Expression may be achieved in any appropriate hostcell that has been transformed or transfected with an expression vectorcontaining a polynucleotide molecule that encodes a recombinantpolypeptide. Suitable host cells include prokaryotes, yeast and highereukaryotic cells. Preferably, the host cells employed are E. coli, yeastor a mammalian cell line, such as COS or CHO. The DNA sequencesexpressed in this manner may encode naturally occurring antigens,portions of naturally occurring antigens, or other variants thereof.

In general, regardless of the method of preparation, the polypeptidesdisclosed herein are prepared in an isolated, substantially pure, form.Preferably, the polypeptides are at least about 80% pure, morepreferably at least about 90% pure and most preferably at least about99% pure.

Within certain specific embodiments, a polypeptide may be a fusionprotein that comprises multiple polypeptides as described herein, orthat comprises at least one polypeptide as described herein and anunrelated sequence, such as a known Chlamydial protein. A fusion partnermay, for example, assist in providing T helper epitopes (animmunological fusion partner), preferably T helper epitopes recognizedby humans, or may assist in expressing the protein (an expressionenhancer) at higher yields than the native recombinant protein. Certainpreferred fusion partners are both immunological and expressionenhancing fusion partners. Other fusion partners may be selected so asto increase the solubility of the protein or to enable the protein to betargeted to desired intracellular compartments. Still further fusionpartners include affinity tags, which facilitate purification of theprotein. A DNA sequence encoding a fusion protein of the presentinvention may be constructed using known recombinant DNA techniques toassemble separate DNA sequences encoding, for example, the first andsecond polypeptides, into an appropriate expression vector. The 3′ endof a DNA sequence encoding the first polypeptide is ligated, with orwithout a peptide linker, to the 5′ end of a DNA sequence encoding thesecond polypeptide so that the reading frames of the sequences are inphase to permit mRNA translation of the two DNA sequences into a singlefusion protein that retains the biological activity of both the firstand the second polypeptides.

A peptide linker sequence may be employed to separate the first and thesecond polypeptides by a distance sufficient to ensure that eachpolypeptide folds into its secondary and tertiary structures. Such apeptide linker sequence is incorporated into the fusion protein usingstandard techniques well known in the art. Suitable peptide linkersequences may be chosen based on the following factors: (1) theirability to adopt a flexible extended conformation; (2) their inabilityto adopt a secondary structure that could interact with functionalepitopes on the first and second polypeptides; and (3) the lack ofhydrophobic or charged residues that might react with the polypeptidefunctional epitopes. Preferred peptide linker sequences contain Gly, Asnand Ser residues. Other near neutral amino acids, such as Thr and Alamay also be used in the linker sequence. Amino acid sequences which maybe usefully employed as linkers include those disclosed in Maratea etal., Gene 40:39-46, 1985; Murphy et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA83:8258-8562, 1986; U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,935,233 and 4,751,180. The linkersequence may be from 1 to about 50 amino acids in length. As analternative to the use of a peptide linker sequence (when desired), onecan utilize non-essential N-terminal amino acid regions (when present)on the first and second polypeptides to separate the functional domainsand prevent steric hindrance.

The ligated DNA sequences are operably linked to suitabletranscriptional or translational regulatory elements. The regulatoryelements responsible for expression of DNA are located only 5′ to theDNA sequence encoding the first polypeptides. Similarly, stop codonsrequired to end translation and transcription termination signals areonly present 3′ to the DNA sequence encoding the second polypeptide.

Fusion proteins are also provided that comprise a polypeptide of thepresent invention together with an unrelated immunogenic protein.Preferably the immunogenic protein is capable of eliciting a recallresponse. Examples of such proteins include tetanus, tuberculosis andhepatitis proteins (see, for example, Stoute et al. New Engl. J. Med.,336:86-91, 1997).

Within preferred embodiments, an immunological fusion partner is derivedfrom protein D, a surface protein of the gram-negative bacteriumHaemophilus influenza B (WO 91/18926). Preferably, a protein Dderivative comprises approximately the first third of the protein (e.g.,the first N-terminal 100-110 amino acids), and a protein D derivativemay be lipidated. Within certain preferred embodiments, the first 109residues of a Lipoprotein D fusion partner is included on the N-terminusto provide the polypeptide with additional exogenous T-cell epitopes andto increase the expression level in E. coli (thus functioning as anexpression enhancer). The lipid tail ensures optimal presentation of theantigen to antigen presenting cells. Other fusion partners include thenon-structural protein from influenzae virus, NS1 (hemaglutinin).Typically, the N-terminal 81 amino acids are used, although differentfragments that include T-helper epitopes may be used.

In another embodiment, the immunological fusion partner is the proteinknown as LYTA, or a portion thereof (preferably a C-terminal portion).LYTA is derived from Streptococcus pneumoniae, which synthesizes anN-acetyl-L-alanine amidase known as amidase LYTA (encoded by the LytAgene; Gene 43:265-292, 1986). LYTA is an autolysin that specificallydegrades certain bonds in the peptidoglycan backbone. The C-terminaldomain of the LYTA protein is responsible for the affinity to thecholine or to some choline analogues such as DEAE. This property hasbeen exploited for the development of E. coli C-LYTA expressing plasmidsuseful for expression of fusion proteins. Purification of hybridproteins containing the C-LYTA fragment at the amino terminus has beendescribed (see Biotechnology 10:795-798, 1992). Within a preferredembodiment, a repeat portion of LYTA may be incorporated into a fusionprotein. A repeat portion is found in the C-terminal region starting atresidue 178. A particularly preferred repeat portion incorporatesresidues 188-305. Additionally, the fusion protein Ra12 may be linked tothe inventive polynucleotides to facilitate protein expression.

In another aspect, the present invention provides methods for using oneor more of the above polypeptides or fusion proteins (or polynucleotidesencoding such polypeptides or fusion proteins) to induce protectiveimmunity against Chlamydial infection in a patient. As used herein, a“patient” refers to any warm-blooded animal, preferably a human. Apatient may be afflicted with a disease, or may be free of detectabledisease and/or infection. In other words, protective immunity may beinduced to prevent or treat Chlamydial infection.

In this aspect, the polypeptide, fusion protein or polynucleotidemolecule is generally present within a pharmaceutical composition or avaccine. Pharmaceutical compositions may comprise one or morepolypeptides, each of which may contain one or more of the abovesequences (or variants thereof), and a physiologically acceptablecarrier. Vaccines may comprise one or more of the above polypeptides andan immunostimulant, such as an adjuvant or a liposome (into which thepolypeptide is incorporated). Such pharmaceutical compositions andvaccines may also contain other Chlamydia antigens, either incorporatedinto a combination polypeptide or present within a separate polypeptide.

Alternatively, a vaccine may contain polynucleotides encoding one ormore polypeptides or fusion proteins as described above, such that thepolypeptide is generated in situ. In such vaccines, the polynucleotidesmay be present within any of a variety of delivery systems known tothose of ordinary skill in the art, including nucleic acid expressionsystems, bacterial and viral expression systems. Appropriate nucleicacid expression systems contain the necessary polynucleotide sequencesfor expression in the patient (such as a suitable promoter andterminating signal). Bacterial delivery systems involve theadministration of a bacterium (such as Bacillus-Calmette-Guerrin) thatexpresses an immunogenic portion of the polypeptide on its cell surface.In a preferred embodiment, the polynucleotides may be introduced using aviral expression system (e.g., vaccinia or other pox virus, retrovirus,or adenovirus), which may involve the use of a non-pathogenic(defective) virus. Techniques for incorporating polynucleotides intosuch expression systems are well known to those of ordinary skill in theart. The polynucleotides may also be administered as “naked” plasmidvectors as described, for example, in Ulmer et al., Science259:1745-1749, 1993 and reviewed by Cohen, Science 259:1691-1692, 1993.Techniques for incorporating DNA into such vectors are well known tothose of ordinary skill in the art. A retroviral vector may additionallytransfer or incorporate a gene for a selectable marker (to aid in theidentification or selection of transduced cells) and/or a targetingmoiety, such as a gene that encodes a ligand for a receptor on aspecific target cell, to render the vector target specific. Targetingmay also be accomplished using an antibody, by methods known to those ofordinary skill in the art.

Other formulations for therapeutic purposes include colloidal dispersionsystems, such as macromolecule complexes, nanocapsules, microspheres,beads, and lipid-based systems including oil-in-water emulsions,micelles, mixed micelles, and liposomes. A preferred colloidal systemfor use as a delivery vehicle in vitro and in vivo is a liposome (i.e.,an artificial membrane vesicle). The uptake of naked polynucleotides maybe increased by incorporating the polynucleotides into and/or ontobiodegradable beads, which are efficiently transported into the cells.The preparation and use of such systems is well known in the art.

In a related aspect, a polynucleotide vaccine as described above may beadministered simultaneously with or sequentially to either a polypeptideof the present invention or a known Chlamydia antigen. For example,administration of polynucleotides encoding a polypeptide of the presentinvention, either “naked” or in a delivery system as described above,may be followed by administration of an antigen in order to enhance theprotective immune effect of the vaccine.

Polypeptides and polynucleotides disclosed herein may also be employedin adoptive immunotherapy for the treatment of Chlamydial infection.Adoptive immunotherapy may be broadly classified into either active orpassive immunotherapy. In active immunotherapy, treatment relies on thein vivo stimulation of the endogenous host immune system with theadministration of immune response-modifying agents (for example,vaccines, bacterial adjuvants, and/or cytokines).

In passive immunotherapy, treatment involves the delivery of biologicreagents with established immune reactivity (such as effector cells orantibodies) that can directly or indirectly mediate anti-Chlamydiaeffects and does not necessarily depend on an intact host immune system.Examples of effector cells include T lymphocytes (for example, CD8+cytotoxic T-lymphocyte, CD4+ T-helper), killer cells (such as NaturalKiller cells, lymphokine-activated killer cells), B cells, or antigenpresenting cells (such as dendritic cells and macrophages) expressingthe disclosed antigens. The polypeptides disclosed herein may also beused to generate antibodies or anti-idiotypic antibodies (as in U.S.Pat. No. 4,918,164), for passive immunotherapy.

The predominant method of procuring adequate numbers of T-cells foradoptive immunotherapy is to grow immune T-cells in vitro. Cultureconditions for expanding single antigen-specific T-cells to severalbillion in number with retention of antigen recognition in vivo are wellknown in the art. These in vitro culture conditions typically utilizeintermittent stimulation with antigen, often in the presence ofcytokines, such as IL-2, and non-dividing feeder cells. As noted above,the immunoreactive polypeptides described herein may be used to rapidlyexpand antigen-specific T cell cultures in order to generate sufficientnumber of cells for immunotherapy. In particular, antigen-presentingcells, such as dendritic, macrophage, monocyte, fibroblast, or B-cells,may be pulsed with immunoreactive polypeptides, or polynucleotidesequence(s) may be introduced into antigen presenting cells, using avariety of standard techniques well known in the art. For example,antigen presenting cells may be transfected or transduced with apolynucleotide sequence, wherein said sequence contains a promoterregion appropriate for increasing expression, and can be expressed aspart of a recombinant virus or other expression system. Several viralvectors may be used to transduce an antigen presenting cell, includingpox virus, vaccinia virus, and adenovirus; also, antigen presentingcells may be transfected with polynucleotide sequences disclosed hereinby a variety of means, including gene-gun technology, lipid-mediateddelivery, electroporation, osmotic shock, and particlate deliverymechanisms, resulting in efficient and acceptable expression levels asdetermined by one of ordinary skill in the art. For cultured T-cells tobe effective in therapy, the cultured T-cells must be able to grow anddistribute widely and to survive long term in vivo. Studies havedemonstrated that cultured T-cells can be induced to grow in vivo and tosurvive long term in substantial numbers by repeated stimulation withantigen supplemented with IL-2 (see, for example, Cheever, M., et al,“Therapy With Cultured T Cells: Principles Revisited,” ImmunologicalReviews, 157:177, 1997).

The polypeptides disclosed herein may also be employed to generateand/or isolate chlamydial-reactive T-cells, which can then beadministered to the patient. In one technique, antigen-specific T-celllines may be generated by in vivo immunization with short peptidescorresponding to immunogenic portions of the disclosed polypeptides. Theresulting antigen specific CD8+ or CD4+ T-cell clones may be isolatedfrom the patient, expanded using standard tissue culture techniques, andreturned to the patient.

Alternatively, peptides corresponding to immunogenic portions of thepolypeptides may be employed to generate Chlamydia reactive T cellsubsets by selective in vitro stimulation and expansion of autologous Tcells to provide antigen-specific T cells which may be subsequentlytransferred to the patient as described, for example, by Chang et al,(Crit. Rev. Oncol. Hematol., 22(3), 213, 1996). Cells of the immunesystem, such as T cells, may be isolated from the peripheral blood of apatient, using a commercially available cell separation system, such asIsolex™ System, available from Nexell Therapeutics, Inc. Irvine, Calif.The separated cells are stimulated with one or more of theimmunoreactive polypeptides contained within a delivery vehicle, such asa microsphere, to provide antigen-specific T cells. The population ofantigen-specific T cells is then expanded using standard techniques andthe cells are administered back to the patient.

In other embodiments, T-cell and/or antibody receptors specific for thepolypeptides disclosed herein can be cloned, expanded, and transferredinto other vectors or effector cells for use in adoptive immunotherapy.In particular, T cells may be transfected with the appropriate genes toexpress the variable domains from chlamydia specific monoclonalantibodies as the extracellular recognition elements and joined to the Tcell receptor signaling chains, resulting in T cell activation, specificlysis, and cytokine release. This enables the T cell to redirect itsspecificity in an MHC-independent manner. See for example, Eshhar, Z.,Cancer Immunol Immunother, 45(3-4):131-6, 1997 and Hwu, P., et al,Cancer Res, 55(15):3369-73, 1995. Another embodiment may include thetransfection of chlamydia antigen specific alpha and beta T cellreceptor chains into alternate T cells, as in Cole, D J, et al, CancerRes, 55(4):748-52, 1995.

In a further embodiment, syngeneic or autologous dendritic cells may bepulsed with peptides corresponding to at least an immunogenic portion ofa polypeptide disclosed herein. The resulting antigen-specific dendriticcells may either be transferred into a patient, or employed to stimulateT cells to provide antigen-specific T cells which may, in turn, beadministered to a patient. The use of peptide-pulsed dendritic cells togenerate antigen-specific T cells and the subsequent use of suchantigen-specific T cells to eradicate disease in a murine model has beendemonstrated by Cheever et al, Immunological Reviews, 157:177, 1997).Additionally, vectors expressing the disclosed polynucleotides may beintroduced into stem cells taken from the patient and clonallypropagated in vitro for autologous transplant back into the samepatient.

Within certain aspects, polypeptides, polynucleotides, T cells and/orbinding agents disclosed herein may be incorporated into pharmaceuticalcompositions or immunogenic compositions (i.e., vaccines).Alternatively, a pharmaceutical composition may comprise anantigen-presenting cell (e.g. a dendritic cell) transfected with aChlamydial polynucleotide such that the antigen presenting cellexpresses a Chlamydial polypeptide. Pharmaceutical compositions compriseone or more such compounds and a physiologically acceptable carrier.Vaccines may comprise one or more such compounds and an immunostimulant.An immunostimulant may be any substance that enhances or potentiates animmune response to an exogenous antigen. Examples of immunostimulantsinclude adjuvants, biodegradable microspheres (e.g., polylacticgalactide) and liposomes (into which the compound is incorporated; seee.g., Fullerton, U.S. Pat. No. 4,235,877). Vaccine preparation isgenerally described in, for example, M. F. Powell and M. J. Newman,eds., “Vaccine Design (the subunit and adjuvant approach),” Plenum Press(NY, 1995). Pharmaceutical compositions and vaccines within the scope ofthe present invention may also contain other compounds, which may bebiologically active or inactive. For example, one or more immunogenicportions of other Chlamydial antigens may be present, eitherincorporated into a fusion polypeptide or as a separate compound, withinthe composition or vaccine.

A pharmaceutical composition or vaccine may contain DNA encoding one ormore of the polypeptides as described above, such that the polypeptideis generated in situ. As noted above, the DNA may be present within anyof a variety of delivery systems known to those of ordinary skill in theart, including nucleic acid expression systems, bacteria and viralexpression systems. Numerous gene delivery techniques are well known inthe art, such as those described by Rolland, Crit. Rev. Therap. DrugCarrier Systems 15:143-198, 1998, and references cited therein.Appropriate nucleic acid expression systems contain the necessary DNAsequences for expression in the patient (such as a suitable promoter andterminating signal). Bacterial delivery systems involve theadministration of a bacterium (such as Bacillus-Calmette-Guerrin) thatexpresses an immnunogenic portion of the polypeptide on its cell surfaceor secretes such an epitope.

In a preferred embodiment, the DNA may be introduced using a viralexpression system (e.g., vaccinia or other pox virus, retrovirus,adenovirus, baculovirus, togavirus, bacteriophage, and the like), whichoften involves the use of a non-pathogenic (defective), replicationcompetent virus.

For example, many viral expression vectors are derived from viruses ofthe retroviridae family. This family includes the murine leukemiaviruses, the mouse mammary tumor viruses, the human foamy viruses, Roussarcoma virus, and the immunodeficiency viruses, including human,simian, and feline. Considerations when designing retroviral expressionvectors are discussed in Comstock et al. (1997).

Excellent murine leukemia virus (MLV)-based viral expression vectorshave been developed by Kim et al. (1998). In creating the MLV vectors,Kim et al. found that the entire gag sequence, together with theimmediate upstream region, could be deleted without significantlyaffecting viral packaging or gene expression. Further, it was found thatnearly the entire U3 region could be replaced with the immediately-earlypromoter of human cytomegalovirus without deleterious effects.Additionally, MCR and internal ribosome entry sites (IRES) could beadded without adverse effects. Based on their observations, Kim et al.have designed a series of MLV-based expression vectors comprising one ormore of the features described above.

As more has been learned about human foamy virus (HFV), characteristicsof HFV that are favorable for its use as an expression vector have beendiscovered. These characteristics include the expression of pol bysplicing and start of translation at a defined initiation codon. Otheraspects of HFV viral expression vectors are reviewed in Bodem et al.(1997).

Murakami et al. (1997) describe a Rous sarcoma virus (RSV)-basedreplication-competent avian retrovirus vectors, IR1 and IR2 to express aheterologous gene at a high level. In these vectors, the IRES derivedfrom encephalomyocarditis virus (EMCV) was inserted between the env geneand the heterologous gene. The IR1 vector retains the splice-acceptorsite that is present downstream of the env gene while the IR2 vectorlacks it. Murakami et al. have shown high level expression of severaldifferent heterologous genes by these vectors.

Recently, a number of lentivirus-based retroviral expression vectorshave been developed. Kafri et al. (1997) have shown sustained expressionof genes delivered directly into liver and muscle by a humanimmunodeficiency virus (HIV)-based expression vector. One benefit of thesystem is the inherent ability of HIV to transduce non-dividing cells.Because the viruses of Kafri et al. are pseudotyped with vesicularstomatitis virus G glycoprotein (VSVG), they can transduce a broad rangeof tissues and cell types.

A large number of adenovirus-based expression vectors have beendeveloped, primarily due to the advantages offered by these vectors ingene therapy applications. Adenovirus expression vectors and methods ofusing such vectors are the subject of a number of United States patents,including U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,698,202, 5,616,326, 5,585,362, and 5,518,913,all incorporated herein by reference.

Additional adenoviral constructs are described in Khatri et al. (1997)and Tomanin et al. (1997). Khatri et al. describe novel ovine adenovirusexpression vectors and their ability to infect bovine nasal turbinateand rabbit kidney cells as well as a range of human cell type, includinglung and foreskin fibroblasts as well as liver, prostate, breast, colonand retinal lines. Tomanin et al. describe adenoviral expression vectorscontaining the T7 RNA polymerase gene. When introduced into cellscontaining a heterologous gene operably linked to a T7 promoter, thevectors were able to drive gene expression from the T7 promoter. Theauthors suggest that this system may be useful for the cloning andexpression of genes encoding cytotoxic proteins.

Poxviruses are widely used for the expression of heterologous genes inmammalian cells, Over the years, the vectors have been improved to allowhigh expression of the heterologous gene and simplify the integration ofmultiple heterologous genes into a single molecule. In an effort todiminish cytopathic effects and to increase safety, vaccinia virusmutant and other poxviruses that undergo abortive infection in mammaliancells are receiving special attention (Oertli et al., 1997). The use ofpoxviruses as expression vectors is reviewed in Carroll and Moss (1997).

Togaviral expression vectors, which includes alphaviral expressionvectors have been used to study the structure and function of proteinsand for protein production purposes. Attractive features of togaviralexpression vectors are rapid and efficient gene expression, wide hostrange, and RNA genomes (Huang, 1996). Also, recombinant vaccines basedon alphaviral expression vectors have been shown to induce a stronghumoral and cellular immune response with good immunological memory andprotective effects (Tubulekas et al., 1997). Alphaviral expressionvectors and their use are discussed, for example, in Lundstrom (1997).

In one study, Li and Garoff (1996) used Semliki Forest virus (SFV)expression vectors to express retroviral genes and to produce retroviralparticles in BHK-21 cells. The particles produced by this method hadprotease and reverse transcriptase activity and were infectious.Furthermore, no helper virus could be detected in the virus stocks.Therefore, this system has features that are attractive for its use ingene therapy protocols.

Baculoviral expression vectors have traditionally been used to expressheterologous proteins in insect cells. Examples of proteins includemammalian chemokine receptors (Wang et al., 1997), reporter proteinssuch as green fluorescent protein (Wu et al., 1997), and FLAG fusionproteins (Wu et al., 1997; Koh et al., 1997). Recent advances inbaculoviral expression vector technology, including their use in viriondisplay vectors and expression in mammalian cells is reviewed by Possee(1997). Other reviews on baculoviral expression vectors include Jonesand Morikawa (1996) and O'Reilly (1997).

Other suitable viral expression systems are disclosed, for example, inFisher-Hoch et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 86:317-321, 1989; Flexneret al., Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 569:86-103, 1989; Flexner et al., Vaccine8:17-21, 1990; U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,603,112, 4,769,330, and 5,017,487; WO89/01973; U.S. Pat. No. 4,777,127; GB 2,200,651; EP 0,345,242; WO91/02805; Berkner, Biotechniques 6:616-627, 1988; Rosenfeld et al.,Science 252:431-434, 1991; Kolls et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA91:215-219, 1994; Kass-Eisler et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA90:11498-11502, 1993; Guzman et al., Circulation 88:2838-2848, 1993; andGuzman et al., Cir. Res. 73:1202-1207, 1993. Techniques forincorporating DNA into such expression systems are well known to thoseof ordinary skill in the art. In other systems, the DNA may beintroduced as “naked” DNA, as described, for example, in Ulmer et al.,Science 259:1745-1749, 1993 and reviewed by Cohen, Science259:1691-1692, 1993. The uptake of naked DNA may be increased by coatingthe DNA onto biodegradable beads, which are efficiently transported intothe cells.

It will be apparent that a vaccine may comprise a polynucleotide and/ora polypeptide component, as desired. It will also be apparent that avaccine may contain pharmaceutically acceptable salts of thepolynucleotides and/or polypeptides provided herein. Such salts may beprepared from pharmaceutically acceptable non-toxic bases, includingorganic bases (e.g., salts of primary, secondary and tertiary amines andbasic amino acids) and inorganic bases (e.g., sodium, potassium,lithium, ammonium, calcium and magnesium salts).While any suitablecarrier known to those of ordinary skill in the art may be employed inthe pharmaceutical compositions of this invention, the type of carrierwill vary depending on the mode of administration. Compositions of thepresent invention may be formulated for any appropriate manner ofadministration, including for example, topical, oral, nasal,intravenous, intracranial, intraperitoneal, subcutaneous orintramuscular administration. For parenteral administration, such assubcutaneous injection, the carrier preferably comprises water, saline,alcohol, a fat, a wax or a buffer. For oral administration, any of theabove carriers or a solid carrier, such as mannitol, lactose, starch,magnesium stearate, sodium saccharine, talcum, cellulose, glucose,sucrose, and magnesium carbonate, may be employed. Biodegradablemicrospheres (e.g., polylactate polyglycolate) may also be employed ascarriers for the pharmaceutical compositions of this invention. Suitablebiodegradable microspheres are disclosed, for example, in U.S. Pat. Nos.4,897,268 and 5,075,109.

Such compositions may also comprise buffers (e.g., neutral bufferedsaline or phosphate buffered saline), carbohydrates (e.g., glucose,mannose, sucrose or dextrans), mannitol, proteins, polypeptides or aminoacids such as glycine, antioxidants, bacteriostats, chelating agentssuch as EDTA or glutathione, adjuvants (e.g., aluminum hydroxide),solutes that render the formulation isotonic, hypotonic or weaklyhypertonic with the blood of a recipient, suspending agents, thickeningagents and/or preservatives. Alternatively, compositions of the presentinvention may be formulated as a lyophilizate. Compounds may also beencapsulated within liposomes using well known technology.

Any of a variety of immunostimulants may be employed in the vaccines ofthis invention. For example, an adjuvant may be included. Most adjuvantscontain a substance designed to protect the antigen from rapidcatabolism, such as aluminum hydroxide or mineral oil, and a stimulatorof immune responses, such as lipid A, Bortadella pertussis orMycobacterium tuberculosis derived proteins. Suitable adjuvants arecommercially available as, for example, Freund's Incomplete Adjuvant andComplete Adjuvant (Difco Laboratories, Detroit, Mich.); Merck Adjuvant65 (Merck and Company, Inc., Rahway, N.J.); AS-2 (SmithKline Beecham,Philadelphia, Pa.); aluminum salts such as aluminum hydroxide gel (alum)or aluminum phosphate; salts of calcium, iron or zinc; an insolublesuspension of acylated tyrosine; acylated sugars; cationically oranionically derivatized polysaccharides; polyphosphazenes; biodegradablemicrospheres; monophosphoryl lipid A and quil A. Cytokines, such asGM-CSF or interleukin-2, -7, or -12, may also be used as adjuvants.

Within the vaccines provided herein, under select circumstances, theadjuvant composition may be designed to induce an immune responsepredominantly of the Th1 type or Th2 type. High levels of Th1-typecytokines (e.g., IFN-γ, TNFα, IL-2 and IL-12) tend to favor theinduction of cell mediated immune responses to an administered antigen.In contrast, high levels of Th2-type cytokines (e.g., IL-4, IL-5, IL-6and IL-10) tend to favor the induction of humoral immune responses.Following application of a vaccine as provided herein, a patient willsupport an immune response that includes Th1- and Th2-type responses.Within a preferred embodiment, in which a response is predominantlyTh1-type, the level of Th1-type cytokines will increase to a greaterextent than the level of Th2-type cytokines. The levels of thesecytokines may be readily assessed using standard assays. For a review ofthe families of cytokines, see Mosmann and Coffman, Ann. Rev. Immunol.7:145-173, 1989.

Preferred adjuvants for use in eliciting a predominantly Th1-typeresponse include, for example, a combination of monophosphoryl lipid A,preferably 3-de-O-acylated monophosphoryl lipid A (3D-MPL), togetherwith an aluminum salt. MPL adjuvants are available from CorixaCorporation (Seattle, Wash.; see U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,436,727; 4,877,611;4,866,034 and 4,912,094). CpG-containing oligonucleotides (in which theCpG dinucleotide is unmethylated) also induce a predominantly Th1response. Such oligonucleotides are well known and are described, forexample, in WO 96/02555 and WO 99/33488. Immunostimulatory DNA sequencesare also described, for example, by Sato et al., Science 273:352, 1996.Another preferred adjuvant is a saponin, preferably QS21 (AquilaBiopharmaceuticals Inc., Framingham, Mass.), which may be used alone orin combination with other adjuvants. For example, an enhanced systeminvolves the combination of a monophosphoryl lipid A and saponinderivative, such as the combination of QS21 and 3D-MPL as described inWO 94/00153, or a less reactogenic composition where the QS21 isquenched with cholesterol, as described in WO 96/33739. Other preferredformulations comprise an oil-in-water emulsion and tocopherol. Aparticularly potent adjuvant formulation involving QS21, 3D-MPL andtocopherol in an oil-in-water emulsion is described in WO 95/17210.

Other preferred adjuvants include Montanide ISA 720 (Seppic, France),SAF (Chiron, Calif., United States), ISCOMS (CSL), MF-59 (Chiron), theSBAS series of adjuvants (e.g., SBAS-2 or SBAS-4, available fromSmithKline Beecham, Rixensart, Belgium), Detox (Corixa Corporation;Seattle, Wash.), RC-529 (Corixa Corporation; Seattle, Wash.) and otheraminoalkyl glucosaminide 4-phosphates (AGPs), such as those described inpending U.S. patent application Ser. Nos. 08/853,826 and 09/074,720, thedisclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference in theirentireties.

Any vaccine provided herein may be prepared using well known methodsthat result in a combination of antigen, immunostimulant and a suitablecarrier or excipient. The compositions described herein may beadministered as part of a sustained release formulation (i.e., aformulation such as a capsule, sponge or gel (composed ofpolysaccharides, for example) that effects a slow release of compoundfollowing administration). Such formulations may generally be preparedusing well known technology (see, e.g., Coombes et al., Vaccine14:1429-1438, 1996) and administered by, for example, oral, rectal orsubcutaneous implantation, or by implantation at the desired targetsite. Sustained-release formulations may contain a polypeptide,polynucleotide or antibody dispersed in a carrier matrix and/orcontained within a reservoir surrounded by a rate controlling membrane.

Carriers for use within such formulations are biocompatible, and mayalso be biodegradable; preferably the formulation provides a relativelyconstant level of active component release. Such carriers includemicroparticles of poly(lactide-co-glycolide), as well as polyacrylate,latex, starch, cellulose and dextran. Other delayed-release carriersinclude supramolecular biovectors, which comprise a non-liquidhydrophilic core (e.g., a cross-linked polysaccharide oroligosaccharide) and, optionally, an external layer comprising anamphiphilic compound, such as a phospholipid (see e.g., U.S. Pat. No.5,151,254 and PCT applications WO 94/20078, WO/94/23701 and WO96/06638). The amount of active compound contained within a sustainedrelease formulation depends upon the site of implantation, the rate andexpected duration of release and the nature of the condition to betreated or prevented.

Any of a variety of delivery vehicles may be employed withinpharmaceutical compositions and vaccines to facilitate production of anantigen-specific immune response that targets Chlamydia-infected cells.Delivery vehicles include antigen presenting cells (APCs), such asdendritic cells, macrophages, B cells, monocytes and other cells thatmay be engineered to be efficient APCs. Such cells may, but need not, begenetically modified to increase the capacity for presenting theantigen, to improve activation and/or maintenance of the T cellresponse, to have anti-Chlamydia effects per se and/or to beimmunologically compatible with the receiver (i.e., matched HLAhaplotype). APCs may generally be isolated from any of a variety ofbiological fluids and organs, and may be autologous, allogeneic,syngeneic or xenogeneic cells.

Certain preferred embodiments of the present invention use dendriticcells or progenitors thereof as antigen-presenting cells. Dendriticcells are highly potent APCs (Banchereau and Steinman, Nature392:245-251, 1998) and have been shown to be effective as aphysiological adjuvant for eliciting prophylactic or therapeuticimmunity (see Timmerman and Levy, Ann. Rev. Med. 50:507-529, 1999). Ingeneral, dendritic cells may be identified based on their typical shape(stellate in situ, with marked cytoplasmic processes (dendrites) visiblein vitro), their ability to take up, process and present antigens withhigh efficiency, and their ability to activate naive T cell responses.Dendritic cells may, of course, be engineered to express specificcell-surface receptors or ligands that are not commonly found ondendritic cells in vivo or ex vivo, and such modified dendritic cellsare contemplated by the present invention. As an alternative todendritic cells, secreted vesicles antigen-loaded dendritic cells(called exosomes) may be used within a vaccine (see Zitvogel et al.,Nature Med. 4:594-600, 1998).

Dendritic cells and progenitors may be obtained from peripheral blood,bone marrow, lymph nodes, spleen, skin, umbilical cord blood or anyother suitable tissue or fluid. For example, dendritic cells may bedifferentiated ex vivo by adding a combination of cytokines such asGM-CSF, IL-4, IL-13 and/or TNFα to cultures of monocytes harvested fromperipheral blood. Alternatively, CD34 positive cells harvested fromperipheral blood, umbilical cord blood or bone marrow may bedifferentiated into dendritic cells by adding to the culture mediumcombinations of GM-CSF, IL-3, TNFα, CD40 ligand, LPS, flt3 ligand and/orother compound(s) that induce differentiation, maturation andproliferation of dendritic cells.

Dendritic cells are conveniently categorized as “immature” and “mature”cells, which allows a simple way to discriminate between two wellcharacterized phenotypes. However, this nomenclature should not beconstrued to exclude all possible intermediate stages ofdifferentiation. Immature dendritic cells are characterized as APC witha high capacity for antigen uptake and processing, which correlates withthe high expression of Fcγ receptor and mannose receptor. The maturephenotype is typically characterized by a lower expression of thesemarkers, but a high expression of cell surface molecules responsible forT cell activation such as class I and class II MHC, adhesion molecules(e.g., CD54 and CD 11) and costimulatory molecules (e.g., CD40, CD80,CD86 and 4-1BB).

APCs may generally be transfected with a polynucleotide encoding aChlamydial protein (or portion or other variant thereof) such that theChlamydial polypeptide, or an immunogenic portion thereof, is expressedon the cell surface. Such transfection may take place ex vivo, and acomposition or vaccine comprising such transfected cells may then beused for therapeutic purposes, as described herein. Alternatively, agene delivery vehicle that targets a dendritic or other antigenpresenting cell may be administered to a patient, resulting intransfection that occurs in vivo. In vivo and ex vivo transfection ofdendritic cells, for example, may generally be performed using anymethods known in the art, such as those described in WO 97/24447, or thegene gun approach described by Mahvi et al., Immunology and cell Biology75:456-460, 1997. Antigen loading of dendritic cells may be achieved byincubating dendritic cells or progenitor cells with the Chlamydialpolypeptide, DNA (naked or within a plasmid vector) or RNA; or withantigen-expressing recombinant bacterium or viruses (e.g., vaccinia,fowlpox, adenovirus or lentivirus vectors). Prior to loading, thepolypeptide may be covalently conjugated to an immunological partnerthat provides T cell help (e.g., a carrier molecule). Alternatively, adendritic cell may be pulsed with a non-conjugated immunologicalpartner, separately or in the presence of the polypeptide.

Routes and frequency of administration of pharmaceutical compositionsand vaccines, as well as dosage, will vary from individual toindividual. In general, the pharmaceutical compositions and vaccines maybe administered by injection (e.g., intracutaneous, intramuscular,intravenous or subcutaneous), intranasally (e.g., by aspiration) ororally. Between 1 and 3 doses may be administered for a 1-36 weekperiod. Preferably, 3 doses are administered, at intervals of 3-4months, and booster vaccinations may be given periodically thereafter.Alternate protocols may be appropriate for individual patients. Asuitable dose is an amount of polypeptide or DNA that, when administeredas described above, is capable of raising an immune response in animmunized patient sufficient to protect the patient from Chlamydialinfection for at least 1-2 years. In general, the amount of polypeptidepresent in a dose (or produced in situ by the DNA in a dose) ranges fromabout 1 pg to about 100 mg per kg of host, typically from about 10 pg toabout 1 mg, and preferably from about 100 pg to about 1 μg. Suitabledose sizes will vary with the size of the patient, but will typicallyrange from about 0.1 mL to about 5 mL.

While any suitable carrier known to those of ordinary skill in the artmay be employed in the pharmaceutical compositions of this invention,the type of carrier will vary depending on the mode of administration.For parenteral administration, such as subcutaneous injection, thecarrier preferably comprises water, saline, alcohol, a fat, a wax or abuffer. For oral administration, any of the above carriers or a solidcarrier, such as mannitol, lactose, starch, magnesium stearate, sodiumsaccharine, talcum, cellulose, glucose, sucrose, and magnesiumcarbonate, may be employed. Biodegradable microspheres (e.g., polylacticgalactide) may also be employed as carriers for the pharmaceuticalcompositions of this invention. Suitable biodegradable microspheres aredisclosed, for example, in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,897,268 and 5,075,109.

In general, an appropriate dosage and treatment regimen provides theactive compound(s) in an amount sufficient to provide therapeutic and/orprophylactic benefit. Such a response can be monitored by establishingan improved clinical outcome in treated patients as compared tonon-treated patients. Increases in preexisting immune responses to aChlamydial protein generally correlate with an improved clinicaloutcome. Such immune responses may generally be evaluated using standardproliferation, cytotoxicity or cytokine assays, which may be performedusing samples obtained from a patient before and after treatment.

In another aspect, the present invention provides methods for using thepolypeptides described above to diagnose Chlamydial infection. In thisaspect, methods are provided for detecting Chlamydial infection in abiological sample, using one or more of the above polypeptides, eitheralone or in combination. For clarity, the term “polypeptide” will beused when describing specific embodiments of the inventive diagnosticmethods. However, it will be clear to one of skill in the art that thefusion proteins of the present invention may also be employed in suchmethods.

As used herein, a “biological sample” is any antibody-containing sampleobtained from a patient. Preferably, the sample is whole blood, sputum,serum, plasma, saliva, cerebrospinal fluid or urine. More preferably,the sample is a blood, serum or plasma sample obtained from a patient.The polypeptides are used in an assay, as described below, to determinethe presence or absence of antibodies to the polypeptide(s) in thesample, relative to a predetermined cut-off value. The presence of suchantibodies indicates previous sensitization to Chlamydia antigens whichmay be indicative of Chlamydia-infection.

In embodiments in which more than one polypeptide is employed, thepolypeptides used are preferably complementary (i.e., one componentpolypeptide will tend to detect infection in samples where the infectionwould not be detected by another component polypeptide). Complementarypolypeptides may generally be identified by using each polypeptideindividually to evaluate serum samples obtained from a series ofpatients known to be infected with Chlamydia. After determining whichsamples test positive (as described below) with each polypeptide,combinations of two or more polypeptides may be formulated that arecapable of detecting infection in most, or all, of the samples tested.

A variety of assay formats are known to those of ordinary skill in theart for using one or more polypeptides to detect antibodies in a sample.See, e.g., Harlow and Lane, Antibodies: A Laboratory Manual, Cold SpringHarbor Laboratory, 1988, which is incorporated herein by reference. In apreferred embodiment, the assay involves the use of polypeptideimmobilized on a solid support to bind to and remove the antibody fromthe sample. The bound antibody may then be detected using a detectionreagent that contains a reporter group. Suitable detection reagentsinclude antibodies that bind to the antibody/polypeptide complex andfree polypeptide labeled with a reporter group (e.g., in asemi-competitive assay). Alternatively, a competitive assay may beutilized, in which an antibody that binds to the polypeptide is labeledwith a reporter group and allowed to bind to the immobilized antigenafter incubation of the antigen with the sample. The extent to whichcomponents of the sample inhibit the binding of the labeled antibody tothe polypeptide is indicative of the reactivity of the sample with theimmobilized polypeptide.

The solid support may be any solid material known to those of ordinaryskill in the art to which the antigen may be attached. For example, thesolid support may be a test well in a microtiter plate, or anitrocellulose or other suitable membrane. Alternatively, the supportmay be a bead or disc, such as glass, fiberglass, latex or a plasticmaterial such as polystyrene or polyvinylchloride. The support may alsobe a magnetic particle or a fiber optic sensor, such as those disclosed,for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 5,359,681.

The polypeptides may be bound to the solid support using a variety oftechniques known to those of ordinary skill in the art. In the contextof the present invention, the term “bound” refers to both noncovalentassociation, such as adsorption, and covalent attachment (which may be adirect linkage between the antigen and functional groups on the supportor may be a linkage by way of a cross-linking agent). Binding byadsorption to a well in a microtiter plate or to a membrane ispreferred. In such cases, adsorption may be achieved by contacting thepolypeptide, in a suitable buffer, with the solid support for a suitableamount of time. The contact time varies with temperature, but istypically between about 1 hour and 1 day. In general, contacting a wellof a plastic microtiter plate (such as polystyrene or polyvinylchloride)with an amount of polypeptide ranging from about 10 ng to about 1 μg,and preferably about 100 ng, is sufficient to bind an adequate amount ofantigen.

Covalent attachment of polypeptide to a solid support may generally beachieved by first reacting the support with a bifunctional reagent thatwill react with both the support and a functional group, such as ahydroxyl or amino group, on the polypeptide. For example, thepolypeptide may be bound to supports having an appropriate polymercoating using benzoquinone or by condensation of an aldehyde group onthe support with an amine and an active hydrogen on the polypeptide(see, e.g., Pierce Immunotechnology Catalog and Handbook, 1991, atA12-A13).

In certain embodiments, the assay is an enzyme linked immunosorbentassay (ELISA). This assay may be performed by first contacting apolypeptide antigen that has been immobilized on a solid support,commonly the well of a microtiter plate, with the sample, such thatantibodies to the polypeptide within the sample are allowed to bind tothe immobilized polypeptide. Unbound sample is then removed from theimmobilized polypeptide and a detection reagent capable of binding tothe immobilized antibody-polypeptide complex is added. The amount ofdetection reagent that remains bound to the solid support is thendetermined using a method appropriate for the specific detectionreagent.

More specifically, once the polypeptide is immobilized on the support asdescribed above, the remaining protein binding sites on the support aretypically blocked. Any suitable blocking agent known to those ofordinary skill in the art, such as bovine serum albumin (BSA) or Tween20™ (Sigma Chemical Co., St. Louis, Mo.) may be employed. Theimmobilized polypeptide is then incubated with the sample, and antibodyis allowed to bind to the antigen. The sample may be diluted with asuitable dilutent, such as phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) prior toincubation. In general, an appropriate contact time (i.e., incubationtime) is that period of time that is sufficient to detect the presenceof antibody within an HGE-infected sample. Preferably, the contact timeis sufficient to achieve a level of binding that is at least 95% of thatachieved at equilibrium between bound and unbound antibody. Those ofordinary skill in the art will recognize that the time necessary toachieve equilibrium may be readily determined by assaying the level ofbinding that occurs over a period of time. At room temperature, anincubation time of about 30 minutes is generally sufficient.

Unbound sample may then be removed by washing the solid support with anappropriate buffer, such as PBS containing 0.1% Tween 20™. Detectionreagent may then be added to the solid support. An appropriate detectionreagent is any compound that binds to the immobilizedantibody-polypeptide complex and that can be detected by any of avariety of means known to those in the art. Preferably, the detectionreagent contains a binding agent (such as, for example, Protein A,Protein G, immunoglobulin, lectin or free antigen) conjugated to areporter group. Preferred reporter groups include enzymes (such ashorseradish peroxidase), substrates, cofactors, inhibitors, dyes,radionuclides, luminescent groups, fluorescent groups and biotin. Theconjugation of binding agent to reporter group may be achieved usingstandard methods known to those of ordinary skill in the art. Commonbinding agents may also be purchased conjugated to a variety of reportergroups from many commercial sources (e.g., Zymed Laboratories, SanFrancisco, Calif., and Pierce, Rockford, Ill.).

The detection reagent is then incubated with the immobilizedantibody-polypeptide complex for an amount of time sufficient to detectthe bound antibody. An appropriate amount of time may generally bedetermined from the manufacturer's instructions or by assaying the levelof binding that occurs over a period of time. Unbound detection reagentis then removed and bound detection reagent is detected using thereporter group. The method employed for detecting the reporter groupdepends upon the nature of the reporter group. For radioactive groups,scintillation counting or autoradiographic methods are generallyappropriate. Spectroscopic methods may be used to detect dyes,luminescent groups and fluorescent groups. Biotin may be detected usingavidin, coupled to a different reporter group (commonly a radioactive orfluorescent group or an enzyme). Enzyme reporter groups may generally bedetected by the addition of substrate (generally for a specific periodof time), followed by spectroscopic or other analysis of the reactionproducts.

To determine the presence or absence of anti-Chlamydia antibodies in thesample, the signal detected from the reporter group that remains boundto the solid support is generally compared to a signal that correspondsto a predetermined cut-off value. In one preferred embodiment, thecut-off value is the average mean signal obtained when the immobilizedantigen is incubated with samples from an uninfected patient. Ingeneral, a sample generating a signal that is three standard deviationsabove the predetermined cut-off value is considered positive forChlamydia-infection. In an alternate preferred embodiment, the cut-offvalue is determined using a Receiver Operator Curve, according to themethod of Sackett et al., Clinical Epidemiology: A Basic Science forClinical Medicine, Little Brown and Co., 1985, pp. 106-107. Briefly, inthis embodiment, the cut-off value may be determined from a plot ofpairs of true positive rates (i.e., sensitivity) and false positiverates (100%-specificity) that correspond to each possible cut-off valuefor the diagnostic test result. The cut-off value on the plot that isthe closest to the upper left-hand corner (i.e., the value that enclosesthe largest area) is the most accurate cut-off value, and a samplegenerating a signal that is higher than the cut-off value determined bythis method may be considered positive. Alternatively, the cut-off valuemay be shifted to the left along the plot, to minimize the falsepositive rate, or to the right, to minimize the false negative rate. Ingeneral, a sample generating a signal that is higher than the cut-offvalue determined by this method is considered positive for Chlamydialinfection.

In a related embodiment, the assay is performed in a rapid flow-throughor strip test format, wherein the antigen is immobilized on a membrane,such as nitrocellulose. In the flow-through test, antibodies within thesample bind to the immobilized polypeptide as the sample passes throughthe membrane. A detection reagent (e.g., protein A-colloidal gold) thenbinds to the antibody-polypeptide complex as the solution containing thedetection reagent flows through the membrane. The detection of bounddetection reagent may then be performed as described above. In the striptest format, one end of the membrane to which polypeptide is bound isimmersed in a solution containing the sample. The sample migrates alongthe membrane through a region containing detection reagent and to thearea of immobilized polypeptide. Concentration of detection reagent atthe polypeptide indicates the presence of anti-Chlamydia antibodies inthe sample. Typically, the concentration of detection reagent at thatsite generates a pattern, such as a line, that can be read visually. Theabsence of such a pattern indicates a negative result. In general, theamount of polypeptide immobilized on the membrane is selected togenerate a visually discernible pattern when the biological samplecontains a level of antibodies that would be sufficient to generate apositive signal in an ELISA, as discussed above. Preferably, the amountof polypeptide immobilized on the membrane ranges from about 25 ng toabout 1 μg, and more preferably from about 50 ng to about 500 ng. Suchtests can typically be performed with a very small amount (e.g., onedrop) of patient serum or blood.

Of course, numerous other assay protocols exist that are suitable foruse with the polypeptides of the present invention. The abovedescriptions are intended to be exemplary only. One example of analternative assay protocol which may be usefully employed in suchmethods is a Western blot, wherein the proteins present in a biologicalsample are separated on a gel, prior to exposure to a binding agent.Such techniques are well known to those of skill in the art.

The present invention further provides agents, such as antibodies andantigen-binding fragments thereof, that specifically bind to aChlamydial protein. As used herein, an antibody, or antigen-bindingfragment thereof, is said to “specifically bind” to a Chlamydial proteinif it reacts at a detectable level (within, for example, an ELISA) witha Chlamydial protein, and does not react detectably with unrelatedproteins under similar conditions. As used herein, “binding” refers to anoncovalent association between two separate molecules such that acomplex is formed. The ability to bind may be evaluated by, for example,determining a binding constant for the formation of the complex. Thebinding constant is the value obtained when the concentration of thecomplex is divided by the product of the component concentrations. Ingeneral, two compounds are said to “bind,” in the context of the presentinvention, when the binding constant for complex formation exceeds about10³ L/mol. The binding constant may be determined using methods wellknown in the art.

Binding agents may be further capable of differentiating betweenpatients with and without a Chlamydial infection using therepresentative assays provided herein. In other words, antibodies orother binding agents that bind to a Chlamydial protein will generate asignal indicating the presence of a Chlamydial infection in at leastabout 20% of patients with the disease, and will generate a negativesignal indicating the absence of the disease in at least about 90% ofindividuals without infection. To determine whether a binding agentsatisfies this requirement, biological samples (e.g., blood, sera,sputum urine and/or tissue biopsies ) from patients with and withoutChlamydial infection (as determined using standard clinical tests) maybe assayed as described herein for the presence of polypeptides thatbind to the binding agent. It will be apparent that a statisticallysignificant number of samples with and without the disease should beassayed. Each binding agent should satisfy the above criteria; however,those of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that binding agentsmay be used in combination to improve sensitivity.

Any agent that satisfies the above requirements may be a binding agent.For example, a binding agent may be a ribosome, with or without apeptide component, an RNA molecule or a polypeptide. In a preferredembodiment, a binding agent is an antibody or an antigen-bindingfragment thereof. Antibodies may be prepared by any of a variety oftechniques known to those of ordinary skill in the art. See, e.g.,Harlow and Lane, Antibodies: A Laboratory Manual, Cold Spring HarborLaboratory, 1988. In general, antibodies can be produced by cell culturetechniques, including the generation of monoclonal antibodies asdescribed herein, or via transfection of antibody genes into suitablebacterial or mammalian cell hosts, in order to allow for the productionof recombinant antibodies. In one technique, an immunogen comprising thepolypeptide is initially injected into any of a wide variety of mammals(e.g., mice, rats, rabbits, sheep or goats). In this step, thepolypeptides of this invention may serve as the immunogen withoutmodification. Alternatively, particularly for relatively shortpolypeptides, a superior immune response may be elicited if thepolypeptide is joined to a carrier protein, such as bovine serum albuminor keyhole limpet hemocyanin. The immunogen is injected into the animalhost, preferably according to a predetermined schedule incorporating oneor more booster immunizations, and the animals are bled periodically.Polyclonal antibodies specific for the polypeptide may then be purifiedfrom such antisera by, for example, affinity chromatography using thepolypeptide coupled to a suitable solid support.

Monoclonal antibodies specific for an antigenic polypeptide of interestmay be prepared, for example, using the technique of Kohler andMilstein, Eur. J Immunol. 6:511-519, 1976, and improvements thereto.Briefly, these methods involve the preparation of immortal cell linescapable of producing antibodies having the desired specificity (i.e.,reactivity with the polypeptide of interest). Such cell lines may beproduced, for example, from spleen cells obtained from an animalimmunized as described above. The spleen cells are then immortalized by,for example, fusion with a myeloma cell fusion partner, preferably onethat is syngeneic with the immunized animal. A variety of fusiontechniques may be employed. For example, the spleen cells and myelomacells may be combined with a nonionic detergent for a few minutes andthen plated at low density on a selective medium that supports thegrowth of hybrid cells, but not myeloma cells. A preferred selectiontechnique uses HAT (hypoxanthine, aminopterin, thymidine) selection.After a sufficient time, usually about 1 to 2 weeks, colonies of hybridsare observed. Single colonies are selected and their culturesupernatants tested for binding activity against the polypeptide.Hybridomas having high reactivity and specificity are preferred.

Monoclonal antibodies may be isolated from the supernatants of growinghybridoma colonies. In addition, various techniques may be employed toenhance the yield, such as injection of the hybridoma cell line into theperitoneal cavity of a suitable vertebrate host, such as a mouse.Monoclonal antibodies may then be harvested from the ascites fluid orthe blood. Contaminants may be removed from the antibodies byconventional techniques, such as chromatography, gel filtration,precipitation, and extraction. The polypeptides of this invention may beused in the purification process in, for example, an affinitychromatography step.

Within certain embodiments, the use of antigen-binding fragments ofantibodies may be preferred. Such fragments include Fab fragments, whichmay be prepared using standard techniques. Briefly, immunoglobulins maybe purified from rabbit serum by affinity chromatography on Protein Abead columns (Harlow and Lane, Antibodies: A Laboratory Manual, ColdSpring Harbor Laboratory, 1988) and digested by papain to yield Fab andFc fragments. The Fab and Fc fragments may be separated by affinitychromatography on protein A bead columns.

Monoclonal antibodies of the present invention may be coupled to one ormore therapeutic agents. Suitable agents in this regard includeradionuclides, differentiation inducers, drugs, toxins, and derivativesthereof. Preferred radionuclides include ⁹⁰Y, ¹²³I, ¹²⁵I, ¹³¹I, ¹⁸⁶Re,¹⁸⁸Re, ²¹¹At, and ²¹²Bi. Preferred drugs include methotrexate, andpyrimidine and purine analogs. Preferred differentiation inducersinclude phorbol esters and butyric acid. Preferred toxins include ricin,abrin, diptheria toxin, cholera toxin, gelonin, Pseudomonas exotoxin,Shigella toxin, and pokeweed antiviral protein.

A therapeutic agent may be coupled (e.g., covalently bonded) to asuitable monoclonal antibody either directly or indirectly (e.g., via alinker group). A direct reaction between an agent and an antibody ispossible when each possesses a substituent capable of reacting with theother. For example, a nucleophilic group, such as an amino or sulfhydrylgroup, on one may be capable of reacting with a carbonyl-containinggroup, such as an anhydride or an acid halide, or with an alkyl groupcontaining a good leaving group (e.g., a halide) on the other.

Alternatively, it may be desirable to couple a therapeutic agent and anantibody via a linker group. A linker group can function as a spacer todistance an antibody from an agent in order to avoid interference withbinding capabilities. A linker group can also serve to increase thechemical reactivity of a substituent on an agent or an antibody, andthus increase the coupling efficiency. An increase in chemicalreactivity may also facilitate the use of agents, or functional groupson agents, which otherwise would not be possible.

It will be evident to those skilled in the art that a variety ofbifunctional or polyfunctional reagents, both homo- andhetero-functional (such as those described in the catalog of the PierceChemical Co., Rockford, Ill.), may be employed as the linker group.Coupling may be effected, for example, through amino groups, carboxylgroups, sulfhydryl groups or oxidized carbohydrate residues. There arenumerous references describing such methodology, e.g., U.S. Pat. No.4,671,958, to Rodwell et al.

Where a therapeutic agent is more potent when free from the antibodyportion of the immunoconjugates of the present invention, it may bedesirable to use a linker group which is cleavable during or uponinternalization into a cell. A number of different cleavable linkergroups have been described. The mechanisms for the intracellular releaseof an agent from these linker groups include cleavage by reduction of adisulfide bond (e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 4,489,710, to Spitler), byirradiation of a photolabile bond (e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 4,625,014, toSenter et al.), by hydrolysis of derivatized amino acid side chains(e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 4,638,045, to Kohn et al.), by serumcomplement-mediated hydrolysis (e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 4,671,958, toRodwell et al.), and acid-catalyzed hydrolysis (e.g., U.S. Pat. No.4,569,789, to Blattler et al.).

It may be desirable to couple more than one agent to an antibody. In oneembodiment, multiple molecules of an agent are coupled to one antibodymolecule. In another embodiment, more than one type of agent may becoupled to one antibody. Regardless of the particular embodiment,immunoconjugates with more than one agent may be prepared in a varietyof ways. For example, more than one agent may be coupled directly to anantibody molecule, or linkers which provide multiple sites forattachment can be used. Alternatively, a carrier can be used.

A carrier may bear the agents in a variety of ways, including covalentbonding either directly or via a linker group. Suitable carriers includeproteins such as albumins (e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 4,507,234, to Kato etal.), peptides and polysaccharides such as aminodextran (e.g., U.S. Pat.No. 4,699,784, to Shih et al.). A carrier may also bear an agent bynoncovalent bonding or by encapsulation, such as within a liposomevesicle (e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,429,008 and 4,873,088). Carriersspecific for radionuclide agents include radiohalogenated smallmolecules and chelating compounds. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 4,735,792discloses representative radiohalogenated small molecules and theirsynthesis. A radionuclide chelate may be formed from chelating compoundsthat include those containing nitrogen and sulfur atoms as the donoratoms for binding the metal, or metal oxide, radionuclide. For example,U.S. Pat. No. 4,673,562, to Davison et al. discloses representativechelating compounds and their synthesis.

A variety of routes of administration for the antibodies andimmunoconjugates may be used. Typically, administration will beintravenous, intramuscular, subcutaneous or in site-specific regions byappropriate methods. It will be evident that the precise dose of theantibody/immunoconjugate will vary depending upon the antibody used, theantigen density, and the rate of clearance of the antibody.

Antibodies may be used in diagnostic tests to detect the presence ofChlamydia antigens using assays similar to those detailed above andother techniques well known to those of skill in the art, therebyproviding a method for detecting Chlamydial infection in a patient.

Diagnostic reagents of the present invention may also comprise DNAsequences encoding one or more of the above polypeptides, or one or moreportions thereof. For example, at least two oligonucleotide primers maybe employed in a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) based assay to amplifyChlamydia-specific cDNA derived from a biological sample, wherein atleast one of the oligonucleotide primers is specific for a DNA moleculeencoding a polypeptide of the present invention. The presence of theamplified cDNA is then detected using techniques well known in the art,such as gel electrophoresis. Similarly, oligonucleotide probes specificfor a DNA molecule encoding a polypeptide of the present invention maybe used in a hybridization assay to detect the presence of an inventivepolypeptide in a biological sample.

As used herein, the term “oligonucleotide primer/probe specific for aDNA molecule” means an oligonucleotide sequence that has at least about80%, preferably at least about 90% and more preferably at least about95%, identity to the DNA molecule in question. Oligonucleotide primersand/or probes which may be usefully employed in the inventive diagnosticmethods preferably have at least about 10-40 nucleotides. In a preferredembodiment, the oligonucleotide primers comprise at least about 10contiguous nucleotides of a DNA molecule encoding one of thepolypeptides disclosed herein. Preferably, oligonucleotide probes foruse in the inventive diagnostic methods comprise at least about 15contiguous oligonucleotides of a DNA molecule encoding one of thepolypeptides disclosed herein. Techniques for both PCR based assays andhybridization assays are well known in the art (see, for example, Mulliset al. Ibid; Ehrlich, Ibid). Primers or probes may thus be used todetect Chlamydia-specific sequences in biological samples. DNA probes orprimers comprising oligonucleotide sequences described above may be usedalone or in combination with each other.

The following Examples are offered by way of illustration and not by wayof limitation.

EXAMPLE 1 Isolation o DNA Sequences Encoding Chlamydia Antigens

Chlamydia antigens of the present invention were isolated by expressioncloning of a genomic DNA library of Chlamydia trachomatis LGV IIessentially as described by Sanderson et al. (J. Exp. Med., 1995,182:1751-1757) and were shown to induce PBMC proliferation and IFN-γ inan immunoreactive T cell line.

A Chlamydia-specific T cell line was generated by stimulating PBMCs froma normal donor with no history of chlamydial genital tract infectionwith elementary bodies of Chlamydia trachomatis LGV II. This T cellline, referred to as TCL-8, was found to recognize both Chlamydiatrachomatis and Chlamydia pneumonia infected monocyte-derived dendriticcells.

A randomly sheared genomic library of Chlamydia trachomatis LGV II wasconstructed in Lambda ZAP (Stratagene, La Jolla, Calif.) and theamplified library plated out in 96 well microtiter plates at a densityof 30 clones/well. Bacteria were induced to express recombinant proteinin the presence of 2 mM IPTG for 3 h, then pelleted and resuspended in200 μl of RPMI 10% FBS. 10 μl of the induced bacterial suspension wastransferred to 96 well plates containing autologous monocyte-deriveddendritic cells. After a 2 h incubation, dendritic cells were washed toremove free E. coli and Chlamydia-specific T cells were added. PositiveE. coli pools were identified by determining IFN-γ production andproliferation of the T cells in response to the pools.

Four positive pools were identified, which were broken down to yieldfour pure clones (referred to as 1-B1-66, 4-D7-28, 3-G3-10 and10-C10-31), with insert sizes of 481 bp, 183 bp, 110 bp and 1400 bp,respectively. The determined DNA sequences for 1-B1-66, 4-D7-29, 3-G3-10and 10-C10-31 are provided in SEQ ID NO: 1-4, respectively. Clone1-B1-66 is approximately in region 536690 of the C. trachomatis genome(NCBI C. trachomatis database). Within clone 1-B1-66, an open readingframe (ORF) has been identified (nucleotides 115-375) that encodes apreviously identified 9 kDa protein (Stephens, et al. Genbank AccessionNo. AE001320), the sequence of which is provided in SEQ ID NO: 5). Clone4-D7-28 is a smaller region of the same ORF (amino acids 22-82 of1-B1-66). Clone 3-G3-10 is approximately in region 74559 of the C.trachomatis genome. The insert is cloned in the antisense orientationwith respect to its orientation in the genome. The clone 10-C10-31contains an open reading frame that corresponds to a previouslypublished sequence for S13 ribosomal protein from Chlamydia trachomatis(Gu, L. et al. J. Bacteriology, 177:2594-2601, 1995). The predictedprotein sequences for 4-D7-28 and 10-C10-31 are provided in SEQ ID NO: 6and 12, respectively. Predicted protein sequences for 3-G3-10 areprovided in SEQ ID NO: 7-11.

In a related series of screening studies, an additional T cell line wasused to screen the genomic DNA library of Chlamydia trachomatis LGV IIdescribed above. A Chlamydia-specific T cell line (TCT-1) was derivedfrom a patient with a chlamydial genital tract infection by stimulatingpatient PBMC with autologous monocyte-derived dendritic cells infectedwith elementary bodies of Chlamydia trachomatis LGV II. One clone,4C9-18 (SEQ ID NO: 21), containing a 1256 bp insert, elicited a specificimmune response, as measured by standard proliferation assays, from theChlamydia-specific T cell line TCT-1. Subsequent analysis revealed thisclone to contain three known sequences: lipoamide dehydrogenase (GenbankAccession No. AE001326), disclosed in SEQ ID NO: 22; a hypotheticalprotein CT429 (Genbank Accession No. AE001316), disclosed in SEQ ID NO:23; and part of an open reading frame of ubiquinone methyltransferaseCT428 (Genbank Accession No. AE001316), disclosed in SEQ ID NO: 24.

In further studies involving clone 4C9-18 (SEQ ID NO: 21), thefull-length amino acid sequence for lipoamide dehydrognase (SEQ ID NO:22) from C. trachomatis (LGV II) was expressed in clone CtL2-LPDA-FL, asdisclosed in SEQ ID NO: 90.

To further characterize the open reading frame containing the T cellstimulating epitope(s), a cDNA fragment containing nucleotides 1-695 ofclone 4C9-18 with a cDNA sequence encoding a 6×-Histidine tag on theamino terminus was subcloned into the NdeI/EcoRI site of the pET17bvector (Novagen, Madison, Wis.), referred to as clone 4C9-18#2 BL21pLysS (SEQ ID NO: 25, with the corresponding amino acid sequenceprovided in SEQ ID NO: 26) and transformed into E. coli. Selectiveinduction of the transformed E. coli with 2 mM IPTG for three hoursresulted in the expression of a 26 kDa protein from clone 4C9-18#2 BL21pLysS, as evidenced by standard Coomassie-stained SDS-PAGE. To determinethe immunogenicity of the protein encoded by clone 4C9-18#2 BL21 pLysS,E. coli expressing the 26 kDa protein were titered onto 1×10⁴monocyte-derived dendritic cells and incubated for two hours. Thedendritic cell cultures were washed and 2.5×10⁴ T cells (TCT-1) addedand allowed to incubate for an additional 72 hours, at which time thelevel of IFN-γ in the culture supernatant was determined by ELISA. Asshown in FIG. 1, the T-cell line TCT-1 was found to respond to inducedcultures as measured by IFN-g, indicating a Chlamydia-specific T-cellresponse against the lipoamide dehydrogenase sequence, Similarly, theprotein encoded by clone 4C9-18#2 BL21 pLysS was shown to stimulate theTCT-1 T-cell line by standard proliferation assays.

Subsequent studies to identify additional Chlamydia trachomatis antigensusing the above-described CD4+ T-cell expression cloning techniqueyielded additional clones. The TCT-1 and TCL-8 Chlamydia-specific T-celllines, as well as the TCP-21 T-cell line were utilized to screen theChlamydia trachomatis LGVII genomic library. The TCP-21 T-cell line wasderived from a patient having a humoral immune response to Chlamydiapnuemoniae. The TCT-1 cell line identified 37 positive pools, the TCT-3cell line identified 41 positive pools and the TCP-21 cell lineidentified 2 positive pools. The following clones were derived from 10of these positive pools. Clone 11-A3-93 (SEQ ID NO: 64), identified bythe TCP-21 cell line, is a 1339 bp genomic fragment sharing homology tothe HAD superfamily (CT103). The second insert in the same clone shareshomology with the fab I gene (CT104) present on the complementarystrand. Clone 11-C12-91 (SEQ ID NO: 63), identified using the TCP-21cell line, has a 269 bp insert that is part of the OMP2 gene (CT443) andshares homology with the 60 kDa cysteine rich outer membrane protein ofC. pnuemoniae.

Clone 11-G10-46, (SEQ ID NO: 62), identified using the TCT-3 cell line,contains a 688 bp insert that shares homology to the hypotheticalprotein CT610. Clone 11-G1-34, (SEQ ID NO: 61), identified using theTCT-3 cell line, has two partial open reading frames (ORF) with aninsert size of 1215 bp. One ORF shares homology to the malatedehydrogenase gene (CT376), and the other ORF shares homology to theglycogen hydrolase gene (CT042). Clone 11-H3-68, (SEQ ID NO: 60),identified using the TCT-3 cell line, has two ORFs with a total insertsize of 1180 bp. One partial ORF encodes the plasmid-encoded PGP6-Dvirulence protein while the second ORF is a complete ORF for the L1ribosomal gene (CT318). Clone 11-H4-28, (SEQ ID NO: 59), identifiedusing the TCT-3 cell line, has an insert size of 552 bp and is part ofthe ORF for the dnaK gene (CT396). Clone 12-B3-95, (SEQ ID NO: 58),identified using the TCT-1 cell line, has an insert size of 463 bp andis a part of the ORF for the lipoamide dehydrogenase gene (CT557).Clones 15-G1-89 and 12-B3-95 are identical, (SEQ ID NO: 55 and 58,respectively), identified using the TCT-1 cell line, has an insert sizeof 463 bp and is part of the ORF for the lipoamide dehydrogenase gene(CT557). Clone 12-G3-83, (SEQ ID NO: 57), identified using the TCT-1cell line, has an insert size of 1537 bp and has part of the ORF for thehypothetical protein CT622.

Clone 23-G7-68, (SEQ ID NO: 79), identified using the TCT-3 cell line,contains a 950 bp insert and contains a small part of the L11 ribosomalORF, the entire ORF for L1 ribosomal protein and a part of the ORF forL10 ribosomal protein. Clone 22-F8-91, (SEQ ID NO: 80), identified usingthe TCT-1 cell line, contains a 395 bp insert that contains a part ofthe pmpC ORF on the complementary strand of the clone. Clone 21-E8-95,(SEQ ID NO: 81), identified using the TCT-3 cell line, contains a 2,085bp insert which contains part of CT613 ORF, the complete ORF for CT612,the complete ORF for CT611 and part of the ORF for CT610. Clone19-F12-57, (SEQ ID NO: 82), identified using the TCT-3 cell line,contains a 405 bp insert which contains part of the CT 858 ORF and asmall part of the recA ORF. Clone 19-F12-53, (SEQ ID NO: 83), identifiedusing the TCT-3 cell line, contains a 379 bp insert that is part of theORF for CT455 encoding glutamyl tRNA synthetase. Clone 19-A5-54, (SEQ IDNO: 84), identified using the TCT-3 cell line, contains a 715 bp insertthat is part of the ORF3 (complementary strand of the clone) of thecryptic plasmid. Clone 17-E11-72, (SEQ ID NO: 85), identified using theTCT-1 cell line, contains a 476 bp insert that is part of the ORF forOpp_(—)2 and pmpD. The pmpD region of this clone is covered by the pmpDregion of clone 15-H2-76. Clone 17-C1-77, (SEQ ID NO: 86), identifiedusing the TCT-3 cell line, contains a 1551 bp insert that is part of theCT857 ORF, as well as part of the CT858 ORF. Clone 15-H2-76, (SEQ ID NO:87), identified using the TCT-1 cell line, contains a 3,031 bp insertthat contains a large part of the pmpD ORF, part of the CT089 ORF, aswell as part of the ORF for SycE. Clone 15-A3-26, (SEQ ID NO: 88),contains a 976 bp insert that contains part of the ORF for CT858. Clone17-G4-36, (SEQ ID NO: 267), identified using the TCT-10 cell line,contains a 680 bp insert that is in frame with beta-gal in the plasmidand shares homology to part of the ORF for DNA-directed RNA polymerasebeta subunit (CT315 in SerD).

Several of the clones described above share homology to variouspolymorphic membrane proteins. The genomic sequence of Chlamydiatrachomatis contains a family of nine polymorphic membrane proteingenes, referred to as pmp. These genes are designated pmpA, pmpB, pmpC,pmpD, pmpE, pmpF, pmpG, pmpH and pmpI. Proteins expressed from thesegenes are believed to be of biological relevance in generating aprotective immune response to a Chlamydial infection. In particular,pmpC, pmpD, pmpE and pmpI contain predictable signal peptides,suggesting they are outer membrane proteins, and therefore, potentialimmunological targets.

Based on the Chlamydia trachomatis LGVII serovar sequence, primer pairswere designed to PCR amplify the full-length fragments of pmpC, pmpD,pmpE, pmpG, pmpH and pmpI. The resulting fragments were subcloned intothe DNA vaccine vector JA4304 or JAL, which is JA4304 with a modifiedlinker (SmithKline Beecham, London, England). Specifically, PmpC wassubcloned into the JAL vector using the 5′ oligo GAT AGG CGC GCC GCA ATCATG AAA TTT ATG TCA GCT ACT GCT G and the 3′ oligo CAG AAC GCG TTT AGAATG TCA TAC GAG CAC CGC A, as provided in SEQ ID NO: 197 and 198,respectively. PCR amplification of the gene under conditions well knownin the art and ligation into the 5′ ASCI/13′ Mlul sites of the JALvector was completed after inserting the short nucleotide sequenceGCAATC (SEQ ID NO: 199) upstream of the ATG to create a Kozak-likesequence. The resulting expression vector contained the full-length pmpCgene comprising 5325 nucleotides (SEQ ID NO: 173) containing thehypothetical signal sequence, which encodes a 187 kD protein (SEQ ID NO:179). The pmpD gene was subcloned into the JA4304 vaccine vectorfollowing PCR amplification of the gene using the following oligos: 5′oligo-TGC AAT CAT GAG TTC GCA GAA AGA TAT AAA AAG C (SEQ ID NO: 200) and3′ oligo-CAG AGC TAG CTT AAA AGA TCA ATC GCA ATC CAG TAT TC (SEQ ID NO:201). The gene was ligated into the a 5′ blunted HIII/3′ Ml uI site ofthe JA4304 vaccine vector using standard techniques well known in theart. The CAATC (SEQ ID NO: 202) was inserted upstream of the ATG tocreate a Kozak-like sequence. This clone is unique in that the lastthreonine of the HindIII site is missing due to the blunting procedure,as is the last glycine of the Kozak-like sequence. The insert, a 4593nucleotide fragment (SEQ ID NO: 172) is the full-length gene for pmpDcontaining the hypothetical signal sequence, which encodes a 161 kDprotein (SEQ ID NO: 178). PmpE was subcloned into the JA4304 vectorusing the 5′ oligo-TGC AAT CAT GAA AAA AGC GTT TTT CTT TTT C (SEQ ID NO:203), and the 3′ oligo-CAG AAC GCG TCT AGA ATC GCA GAG CAA TTT C (SEQ IDNO: 204). Following PCR amplification, the gene was ligated into the 5′blunted HIII/3′ Ml uI site of JA4304. To facilitate this, a shortnucleotide sequence, TGCAATC (SEQ ID NO: 293), was added upstream of theinitiation codon for creating a Kozak-like sequence and reconstitutingthe HindIII site. The insert is the full-length pmpE gene (SEQ ID NO:171) containing the hypothetical signal sequence. The pmpE gene encodesa 105 kD protein (SEQ ID NO: 177). The pmpG gene was PCR amplified usingthe 5′ oligo-GTG CAA TCA TGA TTC CTC AAG GAA TTT ACG ( SEQ ID NO: 205),and the 3′ oligo-CAG AAC GCG TTT AGA ACC GGA CTT TAC TTC C (SEQ ID NO:206) and subcloned into the JA4304 vector. Similar cloning strategieswere followed for the pmpI and pmpK genes. In addition, primer pairswere designed to PCR amplify the fill-length or overlapping fragments ofthe pmp genes, which were then subcloned for protein expression in thepET17b vector (Novagen, Madison, Wis.) and transfected into E. coli BL21pLysS for expression and subsequent purification utilizing thehistidine-nickel chromatographic methodology provided by Novagen.Several of the genes encoding the recombinant proteins, as describedbelow, lack the native signal sequence to facilitate expression of theprotein. Full-length protein expression of pmpC was accomplished throughexpression of two overlapping fragments, representing the amino andcarboxy termini. Subcloning of the pmpC-amino terminal portion, whichlacks the signal sequence, (SEQ ID NO: 187, with the corresponding aminoacid sequence provided in SEQ ID NO: 195) used the 5′ oligo-CAG ACA TATGCA TCA CCA TCA CCA TCA CGA GGC GAG CTC GAT CCA AGA TC (SEQ ID NO: 207),and the 3′ oligo-CAG AGG TAC CTC AGA TAG CAC TCT CTC CTA TTA AAG TAG G(SEQ ID NO: 208) into the 5′ NdeI/3′ KPN cloning site of the vector. Thecarboxy terminus portion of the gene, pmpC-carboxy terminal fragment(SEQ ID NO: 186, with the corresponding amino acid sequence provided inSEQ ID NO: 194), was subcloned into the 5′ NheI/3′ KPN cloning site ofthe expression vector using the following primers: 5′ oligo-CAG AGC TAGCAT GCA TCA CCA TCA CCA TCA CGT TAA GAT TGA GAA CTT CTC TGG C (SEQ IDNO: 209), and 3′ oligo-CAG AGG TAC CTT AGA ATG TCA TAC GAG CAC CGC AG(SEQ ID NO: 210). PmpD was also expressed as two overlapping proteins.The pmpD-amino terminal portion, which lacks the signal sequence, (SEQID NO: 185, with the corresponding amino acid sequence provided in SEQID NO: 193) contains the initiating codon of the pET17b and is expressedas a 80 kD protein. For protein expression and purification purposes, asix-histidine tag follows the initiation codon and is fused at the28^(th) amino acid (nucleotide 84) of the gene. The following primerswere used, 5′ oligo, CAG ACA TAT GCA TCA CCA TCA CCA TCA CGG GTT AGC(SEQ ID NO: 211), and the 3′ oligo-CAG AGG TAC CTC AGC TCC TCC AGC ACACTC TCT TC (SEQ ID NO-212), to splice into the 5′ NdeI/3′ KPN cloningsite of the vector. The pmpD-carboxy terminus portion (SEQ ID NO: 184)was expressed as a 92 kD protein (SEQ ID NO: 192). For expression andsubsequent purification, an additional methionine, alanine and serinewas included, which represent the initiation codon and the first twoamino acids from the pET17b vector. A six-histidine tag downstream ofthe methionine, alanine and serine is fused at the 691^(st) amino acid(nucleotide 2073) of the gene. The 5′ oligo-CAG AGC TAG CCA TCA CCA TCACCA TCA CGG TGC TAT TTC TTG CTT ACG TGG (SEQ ID NO: 213) and the 3′oligo-CAG AGG TAC TTn AAA AGA TCA ATC GCA ATC CAG TAT TCG (SEQ ID NO:214) were used to subclone the insert into the 5′ NheI/3′ KPN cloningsite of the expression vector. PmpE was expressed as a 106 kD protein(SEQ ID NO: 183 with the corresponding amino acid sequence provided inSEQ ID NO: 191). The pmpE insert also lacks the native signal sequence.PCR amplification of the gene under conditions well known in the art wasperformed using the following oligo primers: 5′ oligo-CAG AGG ATC CACATC ACC ATC ACC ATC ACG GAC TAG CTA GAG AGG TTC (SEQ ID NO: 215), andthe 3′ oligo-CAG AGA ATT CCT AGA ATC GCA GAG CAA TTT C (SEQ ID NO: 216),and the amplified insert was ligated into a 5′ BamHI/3′ EcoRI site ofJA4304. The short nucleotide sequence, as provided in SEQ ID NO: 217,was inserted upstream of the initiation codon for creating theKozak-like sequence and reconstituting the HindIII site. The expressedprotein contains the initiation codon and the downstream 21 amino acidsfrom the pET17b expression vector, i.e., MASMTGGQQMGRDSSLVPSSDP (SEQ IDNO: 218). In addition, a six-histidine tag is included upstream of thesequence described above and is fused at the 28^(th) amino acid(nucleotide 84) of the gene, which eliminates the hypothetical signalpeptide. The sequences provided in SEQ ID NO: 183 with the correspondingamino acid sequence provided in SEQ ID NO: 191 do not include theseadditional sequences. The pmpG gene (SEQ ID NO: 182, with thecorresponding amino acid sequence provided in SEQ ID No; 190) was PCRamplified under conditions well known in the art using the followingoligo primers: 5′ oligo-CAG AGG TAC CGC ATC ACC ATC ACC ATC ACA TGA TTCCTC AAG GAA TTT ACG (SEQ ID NO: 219), and the 3′ oligo-CAG AGC GGC CGCTTA GAA CCG GAC TTT ACT TCC (SEQ ID NO: 220), and ligated into the 5′KPN/3′ NotI cloning site of the expression vector. The expressed proteincontains an additional amino acid sequence at the amino end, namely,MASMTGGQQNGRDSSLVPHHHHHH (SEQ ID NO: 221), which comprises theinitiation codon and additional sequence from the pET17b expressionvector. The pmpI gene (SEQ ID NO-181, with the corresponding amino acidsequence provided in SEQ ID No; 189) was PCR amplified under conditionswell known in the art using the following oligo primers: 5′ oligo-CAGAGC TAG CCA TCA CCA TCA CCA TCA CCT CTT TGG CCA GGA TCC C (SEQ ID NO:222), and the 3′ oligo-CAG AAC TAG TCT AGA ACC TGT AAG TGG TCC (SEQ IDNO: 223), and ligated into the expression vector at the 5′ NheI/3′ SpeIcloning site. The 95 kD expressed protein contains the initiation codonplus an additional alanine and serine from the pET17b vector at theamino end of the protein. In addition, a six-histidine tag is fused atthe 21 st amino acid of the gene, which eliminates the hypotheticalsignal peptide.

Clone 14H1-4, (SEQ ID NO: 56), identified using the TCT-3 cell line,contains a complete ORF for the TSA gene, thiol specificantioxidant—CT603 (the CT603 ORF is a homolog of CPn0778 from C.pnuemoniae). The TSA open reading frame in clone 14-H1-4 was amplifiedsuch that the expressed protein possess an additional methionine and a6×histidine tag (amino terminal end). This amplified insert wassub-cloned into the Nde/EcoRI sites of the pET17b vector. Upon inductionof this clone with IPTG, a 22.6 kDa protein was purified by Ni-NTAagarose affinity chromatography. The determined amino acid sequence forthe 195 amino acid ORF of clone 14-H1-4 encoding the TSA gene isprovided in SEQ ID NO: 65. Further analysis yielded a full-length clonefor the TSA gene, referred to as CTL2-TSA-FL, with the full-length aminoacid sequence provided in SEQ ID NO: 92.

Further studies yielded 10 additional clones identified by the TCT-1 andTCT-3 T-cell lines, as described above. The clones identified by theTCT-1 line are: 16-D4-22, 17-C5-19, 18-C5-2, 20-G3-45 and 21-C7-66;clones identified by the TCT line are: 17-C10-11, 17-E2-9, 22-A1-49 and22-B3-53. Clone 21-G12-60 was recognized by both the TCT-1 and TCT-3 Tcell lines. Clone 16-D4-22 (SEQ ID NO: 119), identified using the TCT-1cell line contains a 953 bp insert that contains two genes, parts ofopen reading frame 3 (ORF3) and ORF4 of the C. trachomatis plasmid forgrowth within mammalian cells. Clone 17-C5-19 (SEQ ID NO: 118), containsa 951 bp insert that contains part of the ORF for DT43 1, encoding forclpP_(—)1 protease and part of the ORF for CT430 (diaminopimelateepimerase). Clone 18-C5-2 (SEQ ID NO: 117) is part of the ORF for S1ribosomal protein with a 446 bp insert that was identified using theTCT-1 cell line. Clone 20-G3-45 (SEQ ID NO: 116), identified by theTCT-1 cell line, contains a 437 bp insert that is part of the pmpB gene(CT413). Clone 21-C7-66 (SEQ ID NO: 115), identified by the TCT-1 line,contains a 995bp insert that encodes part of the dnaK like protein. Theinsert of this clone does not overlap with the insert of the TCT-3 clone11-H4-28 (SEQ ID NO: 59), which was shown to be part of the dnaK geneCT396 Clone 17-C10-31 (SEQ ID NO: 114), identified by the TCT-3 cellline, contains a 976 bp insert. This clone contains part of the ORF forCT858, a protease containing IRBP and DHR domains. Clone 17-E2-9 (SEQ IDNO: 113) contains part of ORFs for two genes, CT611 and CT610, that spana 1142 bp insert. Clone 22-A1-49 (SEQ ID NO: 112), identified using theTCT-3 line, also contains two genes in a 698 bp insert. Part of the ORFfor CT660 (DNA gyrase{gyrA_(—)2}) is present on the top strand where asthe complete ORF for a hypothetical protein CT659 is present on thecomplementary strand. Clone 22-B3-53 (SEQ ID NO: 111), identified by theTCT1 line, has a 267 bp insert that encodes part of the ORF for GroEL(CT110). Clone 21-G12-60 (SEQ ID NO: 110), identified by both the TCT-1and TCT-3 cell lines contains a 1461 bp insert that contains partialORFs for hypothetical proteins CT875, CT229 and CT228.

Additional Chlamydia antigens were obtained by screening a genomicexpression library of Chlamydia trachomatis (LGV II serovar) in LambdaScreen-1 vector (Novagen, Madison, Wis.) with sera pooled from severalChlamydia-infected individuals using techniques well known in the art.The following immuno-reactive clones were identified and the insertscontaining Chlamydia genes sequenced: CTL2#1 (SEQ ID NO: 71); CTL2#2(SEQ ID NO: 70); CTL2#3-5′ (SEQ ID NO: 72, a first determined genomicsequence representing the 5′ end); CTL2#3-3′ (SEQ ID NO: 73, a seconddetermined genomic sequence representing the 3′ end); CTL2#4 (SEQ ID NO:53); CTL2#5 (SEQ ID NO: 69); CTL2#6 (SEQ ID NO: 68); CTL2#7 (SEQ ID NO:67); CTL2#8b (SEQ ID NO: 54); CTL2#9 (SEQ ID NO: 66); CTL2#10-5′ (SEQ IDNO: 74, a first determined genomic sequence representing the 5′ end);CTL2#10-3′ (SEQ ID NO: 75, a second determined genomic sequencerepresenting the 3′ end); CTL2#11-5′ (SEQ ID NO: 45, a first determinedgenomic sequence representing the 5′ end); CTL2#11-3′ (SEQ ID NO: 44, asecond determined genomic sequence representing the 3′ end); CTL2#12(SEQ ID NO: 46); CTL2#16-5′ (SEQ ID NO: 47); CTL2#18-5′ (SEQ ID NO: 49,a first determined genomic sequence representing the 5′ end); CTL2#18-3′(SEQ ID NO: 48, a second determined genomic sequence representing the 3,end); CTL2#19-5′ (SEQ ID NO: 76, the determined genomic sequencerepresenting the 5′ end); CTL2#21 (SEQ ID NO: 50); CTL2#23 (SEQ ID NO:51; and CTL2#24 (SEQ ID NO: 52).

Additional Chlamydia trachomatis antigens were identified by serologicalexpression cloning. These studies used sera pooled from severalChlamydia-infected individuals, as described above, but, IgA,and IgMantibodies were used in addition to IgG as a secondary antibody. Clonesscreened by this method enhance detection of antigens recognized by anearly immune response to a Chlamydial infection, that is a mucosalhumoral immune response. The following immunoreactive clones werecharacterized and the inserts containing Chlamydia genes sequenced:CTL2gam-1 (SEQ ID NO: 290), CTL2gam-2 (SEQ ID NO: 289), CTL2gam-5 (SEQID NO: 288), CTL2gam-6-3′ (SEQ ID NO: 287, a second determined genomicsequence representing the 3′ end), CTL2gam-6-5′ (SEQ ID NO: 286, a firstdetermined genomic sequence representing the 5′ end), CTL2gam-8 (SEQ IDNO: 285), CTL2gam-10 (SEQ ID NO: 284), CTL2gam-13 (SEQ ID NO: 283),CTL2gam-15-3′ (SEQ ID NO: 282, a second determined genomic sequencerepresenting the 3′ end), CTL2gam-15-5′ (SEQ ID NO: 281, a firstdetermined genomic sequence representing the 5′ end), CTL2gam-17 (SEQ IDNO: 280), CTL2gam-18 (SEQ ID NO: 279), CTL2gam-21 (SEQ ID NO: 278),CTL2gam-23 (SEQ ID NO: 277), CTL2gam-24 (SEQ ID NO: 276), CTL2gam-26(SEQ ID NO: 275), CTL2gam-27 (SEQ ID NO: 274), CTL2gam-28 (SEQ ID NO:273), CTL2gam-30-3′ (SEQ ID NO: 272, a second determined genomicsequence representing the 3′ end) and CTL2gam-30-5′ (SEQ ID NO: 271, afirst determined genomic sequence representing the 5′ end).

EXAMPLE 2 Induction of T Cell Proliferation and Interferon-γProductionby Chlamydia Trachomatis Antigens

The ability of recombinant Chlamydia trachomatis antigens to induce Tcell proliferation and interferon-γ production is determined as follows.

Proteins are induced by IPTG and purified by Ni-NTA agarose affinitychromatograph (Webb et al., J. Immunology 157:5034-5041, 1996). Thepurified polypeptides are then screened for the ability to induce T-cellproliferation in PBMC preparations. PBMCs from C. trachomatis patientsas well as from normal donors whose T-cells are known to proliferate inresponse to Chlamydia antigens, are cultured in medium comprising RPMI1640 supplemented with 10% pooled human serum and 50 μg/ml gentamicin.Purified polypeptides are added in duplicate at concentrations of 0.5 to10 μg/mL. After six days of culture in 96-well round-bottom plates in avolume of 200 μl, 50 μl of medium is removed from each well fordetermination of IFN-γ levels, as described below The plates are thenpulsed with 1 μCi/well of tritiated thymidine for a further 18 hours,harvested and tritium uptake determined using a gas scintillationcounter. Fractions that result in proliferation in both replicates threefold greater than the proliferation observed in cells cultured in mediumalone are considered positive.

IFN-γ is measured using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).ELISA plates are coated with a mouse monoclonal antibody directed tohuman IFNγ (PharMingen, San Diego, Calif.) in PBS for four hours at roomtemperature. Wells are then blocked with PBS containing 5% (W/V) non-fatdried milk for 1 hour at room temperature. The plates are washed sixtimes in PBS/0.2% TWEEN-20 and samples diluted 1:2 in culture medium inthe ELISA plates are incubated overnight at room temperature. The platesare again washed and a polyclonal rabbit anti-human IFN-γ serum diluted1:3000 in PBS/10% normal goat serum is added to each well. The platesare then incubated for two hours at room temperature, washed andhorseradish peroxidase-coupled anti-rabbit IgG (Sigma Chemical So., St.Louis, Mo.) is added at a 1:2000 dilution in PBS/5% non-fat dried milk.After a further two hour incubation at room temperature, the plates arewashed and TMB substrate added. The reaction is stopped after 20 minwith 1 N sulfuric acid. Optical density is determined at 450 nm using570 nm as a reference wavelength. Fractions that result in bothreplicates giving an OD two fold greater than the mean OD from cellscultured in medium alone, plus 3 standard deviations, are consideredpositive.

Using the above methodology, recombinant 1B1-66 protein (SEQ ID NO: 5)as well as two synthetic peptides corresponding to amino acid residues48-67 (SEQ ID NO: 13; referred to as 1-B1-66/48-67) and 58-77 (SEQ IDNO: 14, referred to as 1B1-66/58-77), respectively, of SEQ ID NO: 5,were found to induce a proliferative response and IFN-γ production in aChlamydia-specific T cell line used to screen a genomic library of C.trachomatis LGV II.

Further studies have identified a C. trachomatis-specific T-cell epitopein the ribosomal S13 protein. Employing standard epitope mappingtechniques well known in the art, two T-cell epitopes in the ribosomalS13 protein (rS13) were identified with a Chlamydia-specific T-cell linefrom donor CL-8 (T-cell line TCL-8 EB/DC). FIG. 8 illustrates that thefirst peptide, rS13 1-20 (SEQ ID NO: 106), is 100% identical with thecorresponding C. pneumoniae sequence, explaining the cross-reactivity ofthe T-cell line to recombinant C. trachomatis- and C. pneumoniae-rS13.The response to the second peptide rS13 56-75 (SEQ ID NO: 108) is C.trachomatis-specific, indicating that the rS13 response in this healthyasymptomatic donor was elicited by exposure to C. trachomatis and not toC. pneumoniae, or any other microbial infection.

As described in Example 1, Clone 11-C12-91 (SEQ ID NO: 63), identifiedusing the TCP-21 cell line, has a 269 bp insert that is part of the OMP2gene (CT443) and shares homology with the 60 kDa cysteine rich outermembrane protein of C. pneumoniae, referred to as OMCB. To furtherdefine the reactive epitope(s), epitope mapping was performed using aseries of overlapping peptides and the immunoassay previously described.Briefly, proliferative responses were determined by stimulating 2.5×10⁴TCP-21 T-cells in the presence of 1×10⁴ monocyte-derived dendritic cellswith either non-infectious elementary bodies derived from C. trachomatisand C. pneumoniae, or peptides derived from the protein sequence of C.trachomatis or C. pneumoniae OMCB protein (0.1 μg/ml). The TCP-21T-cells responded to epitopes CT-OMCB #167-186, CT-OMCB #171-190,CT-OMCB #171-186, and to a lesser extent, CT-OMCB #175-186 (SEQ ID NO:249-252, respectively). Notably, the TCP-21 T-cell line also gave aproliferative response to the homologous C. pneumoniae peptide CP-OMCB#171-186 (SEQ ID NO. 253), which was equal to or greater than theresponse to the C. trachomatis peptides. The amino acid substitutions inposition two (i.e., Asp for Glu) and position four (i.e., Cys for Ser)did not alter the proliferative response of the T-cells and thereforedemonstrating this epitope to be a cross-reactive epitope between C.trachomatis and C. pneumoniae.

To further define the epitope described above, an additional T-cellline, TCT-3, was used in epitope mapping experiments. The immunoassayswere performed as described above, except that only peptides from C.trachomatis were tested. The T-cells gave a proliferative response totwo peptides, CT-OMCB #152-171 and CT-OMCB #157-176 (SEQ ID NO: 246 and247, respectively), thereby defining an additional immunogenic epitopein the cysteine rich outer membrane protein of C. trachomatis.

Clone 14H1-4, (SEQ ID NO: 56, with the corresponding full-length aminoacid sequence provided in SEQ ID NO: 92), was identified using the TCT-3cell line in the CD4 T-cell expression cloning system previouslydescribed, and was shown to contain a complete ORF for the, thiolspecific antioxidant gene (CT603), referred to as TSA. Epitope mappingimmunoassays were performed, as described above, to further define theepitope. The TCT-3 T-cells line exhibited a strong proliferativeresponse to the overlapping peptides CT-TSA #96-115, CT-TSA #101-120 andCT-TSA #106-125 (SEQ ID NO: 254-256, respectively) demonstrating animmunoreactive epitope in the thiol specific antioxidant gene of C.trachomatis serovar LGVII.

EXAMPLE 3 Preparation o Synthetic Polypeptides

Polypeptides may be synthesized on a Millipore 9050 peptide synthesizerusing FMOC chemistry with HPTU(O-Benzotriazole-N,N,N′,N′-tetramethyluronium hexafluorophosphate)activation. A Gly-Cys-Gly sequence may be attached to the amino terminusof the peptide to provide a method of conjugating or labeling of thepeptide. Cleavage of the peptides from the solid support may be carriedout using the following cleavage mixture: trifluoroaceticacid:ethanedithiol:thioanisole:water:phenol (40:1:2:2:3). After cleavingfor 2 hours, the peptides may be precipitated in coldmethyl-t-butyl-ether. The peptide pellets may then be dissolved in watercontaining 0.1% trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) and lyophilized prior topurification by C18 reverse phase HPLC. A gradient of 0-60% acetonitrile(containing 0.1% TFA) in water (containing 0.1% TFA) may be used toelute the peptides. Following lyophilization of the pure fractions, thepeptides may be characterized using electrospray mass spectrometry andby amino acid analysis.

EXAMPLE 4 Isolation and Characterization of DNA Sequences EncodingChlamydia Antigens Using Retroviral Expression Vector Systems andSubsequent Immunological Analysis

A genomic library of Chlamydia trachomatis LGV II was constructed bylimited digests using BamHI, BgIII, BstYi and MboI restriction enzymes.The restriction digest fragments were subsequently ligated into theBamHI site of the retroviral vectors pBIB-KS1,2,3. This vector set wasmodified to contain a Kosak translation initiation site and stop codonsin order to allow expression of proteins from short DNA genomicfragments, as shown in FIG. 2. DNA pools of 80 clones were prepared andtransfected into the retroviral packaging line Phoenix-Ampho, asdescribed in Pear, W. S., Scott, M. L. and Nolan, G. P., Generation ofHigh Titre, Helper-free Retroviruses by Transient Transfection. Methodsin Molecular Medicine: Gene Therapy Protocols, Humana Press, Totowa,N.J., pp. 41-57. The Chlamydia library in retroviral form was thentransduced into H2-Ld expressing P815 cells, which were then used astarget cells to stimulate an antigen specific T-cell line.

A Chlamydia-specific, murine H2^(d) restricted CD8+ T-cell line wasexpanded in culture by repeated rounds of stimulation with irradiated C.trachomatis-infected J774 cells and irradiated syngeneic spleen cells,as described by Starnbach, M., in J. Immunol., 153:5183, 1994. ThisChlamydia-specific T-cell line was used to screen the above Chlamydiagenomic library expressed by the retrovirally-transduced P815 cells.Positive DNA pools were identified by detection of IFN-γ productionusing Elispot analysis (see Lalvani et al., J. Experimental Medicine186:859-865, 1997).

Two positive pools, referred to as 2C7 and 2E10, were identified byIFN-γ Elispot assays. Stable transductants of P815 cells from pool 2C7were cloned by limiting dilution and individual clones were selectedbased upon their capacity to elicit IFN-γ production from theChlamydia-specific CTL line. From this screening process, four positiveclones were selected, referred to as 2C7-8, 2C7-9, 2C7-19 and 2C7-21.Similarly the positive pool 2E10 was further screened, resulting in anadditional positive clone, which contains three inserts. The threeinserts are fragments of the CT016, tRNA syntase and clpX genes (SEQ IDNO: 268-270, respectively).

Transgenic DNA from these four positive 2C7 clones were PCR amplifiedusing pBIB-KS specific primers to selectively amplify the Chlamydia DNAinsert. Amplified inserts were gel purified and sequenced. Oneimmunoreactive clone, 2C7-8 (SEQ ID NO: 15, with the predicted aminoacid sequence provided in SEQ ID NO: 32), is a 160 bp fragment withhomology to nucleotides 597304-597145 of Chlamydia trachomatis, serovarD (NCBI, BLASTN search; SEQ ID NO: 33, with the predicted amino acidsequence provided in SEQ ID NO: 34). The sequence of clone 2C7-8 mapswithin two putative open reading frames from the region of high homologydescribed immediately above, and in particular, one of these putativeopen reading frames, consisting of a 298 amino acid fragment (SEQ ID NO:16, with the predicted amino acid sequence provided in SEQ ID NO: 17),was demonstrated to exhibit immunological activity.

Full-length cloning of the 298 amino acid fragment (referred to as CT529and/or the Cap1 gene) from serovar L2 was obtained by PCR amplificationusing 5′-ttttgaagcaggtaggtgaatatg (forward) (SEQ ID NO: 159) and5′-ttaagaaatttaaaaaatccctta (reverse) (SEQ ID NO: 160) primers, usingpurified C. trachomatis L2 genomic DNA as template. This PCR product wasgel-purified, cloned into pCRBlunt (Invitrogen, Carlsbad, Calif.) forsequencing, and then subcloned into the EcoRI site of pBIB-KMS, aderivative of pBIB-KS for expression. The Chlamydia pnuemoniae homlogueof CT529 is provided in SEQ ID NO: 291, with the corresponding aminoacid sequence provided in SEQ ID NO: 292.

Full-length DNA encoding various CT529 serovars were amplified by PCRfrom bacterial lysates containing 10⁵ IFU, essentially as described(Denamur, E., C. Sayada, A. Souriau, J. Orfila, A. Rodolakis and J.Elion. 1991. J. Gen. Microbiol. 137: 2525). The following serovars wereamplified as described: Ba (SEQ ID NO: 134, with the correspondingpredicted amino acid sequence provided in SEQ ID NO: 135); E (BOUR) andE (MTW447) (SEQ ID NO: 122, with the corresponding predicted amino acidsequence provided in SEQ ID NO: 123); F (NI1) (SEQ ID NO: 128, with thecorresponding predicted amino acid sequence provided in SEQ ID NO: 129);G; (SEQ ID NO: 126, with the corresponding predicted amino acid sequenceprovided in SEQ ID NO: 127); Ia (SEQ ID NO: 124, with the correspondingpredicted amino acid sequence provided in SEQ ID NO: 125); L1 (SEQ IDNO: 130, with the corresponding predicted amino acid sequence providedin SEQ ID NO: 131); L3 (SEQ ID NO: 132, with the corresponding predictedamino acid sequence provided in SEQ ID NO: 133); I (SEQ ID NO: 263, withthe corresponding predicted amino acid sequence provided in SEQ ID NO:264); K (SEQ ID NO: 265, with the corresponding predicted amino acidsequence provided in SEQ ID NO: 266); and MoPn (SEQ ID NO: 136, with thecorresponding predicted amino acid sequence provided in SEQ ID NO: 137).PCR reactions were performed with Advantage Genomic PCR Kit (Clontech,Palo Alto, Calif.) using primers specific for serovar L2 DNA (externalto the ORF). Primers sequences were 5′-ggtataatatotctctaaattttg(forward-SEQ ID NO: 161) and 5′-agataaaaaaggctgtttc′ (reverse-SEQ ID NO:162) except for MoPn which required 5′-ttttgaagcaggtaggtgaatatg(forward-SEQ ID NO: 163) and 5′-tttacaataagaaaagctaagcactttgt(reverse-SEQ ID NO: 164). PCR amplified DNA was purified with QIAquickPCR purification kit (Qiagen, Valencia, Calif.) and cloned in pCR2.1(Invitrogen, Carlsbad, Calif.) for sequencing.

Sequencing of DNA derived from PCR amplified inserts of immunoreactiveclones was done on an automated sequencer (ABI 377) using both a pBIB-KSspecific forward primer 5′-ccttacacagtcctgctgac (SEQ ID NO: 165) and areverse primer 3′-gtttccgggccctcacattg (SEQ ID NO: 166). PCRBlunt clonedDNA coding for CT529 serovar L2 and pCR2.1 cloned DNA coding for CT529serovar Ba, E (BOUR), E (MTW447), F (NI1), G, Ia, K, L1, L3 and MoPnwere sequenced using T7 promoter primer and universal M13 forward andM13 reverse primers.

To determine if these two putative open reading frames (SEQ ID NO: 16and 20) encoded a protein with an associated immunological function,overlapping peptides (17-20 amino acid lengths) spanning the lengths ofthe two open reading frames were synthesized, as described in Example 3.A standard chromium release assay was utilized to determine the per centspecific lysis of peptide-pulsed H2^(d) restricted target cells. In thisassay, aliquots of P815 cells (H2^(d)) were labeled at 37° C. for onehour with 100 μCi of ⁵¹Cr in the presence or absence of 1 μg/ml of theindicated peptides. Following this incubation, labeled P815 cells werewashed to remove excess ⁵¹Cr and peptide, and subsequently plated induplicate in microculture plates at a concentration of 1,000 cells/well.Effector CTL (Chlamydia-specific CD8 T cells) were added at theindicated effector:target ratios. Following a 4 hour incubation,supernatants were harvested and measured by gamma-counter for release of⁵¹Cr into the supernatant. Two overlapping peptides from the 298 aminoacid open reading frame did specifically stimulate the CTL line. Thepeptides represented in SEQ ID NO: 138-156 were synthesized,representing the translation of the L2 homologue of the serovar D openreading frame for CT529 (Cap1 gene) and 216 amino acid open readingframe. As shown in FIG. 3, peptides CtC7.8-12 (SEQ ID NO: 18, alsoreferred to as Cap1#132-147, SEQ ID NO: 139) and CtC7.8-13 (SEQ ID NO:19, also referred to as Cap1#138-155, SEQ ID NO: 140) were able toelicit 38 to 52% specific lysis, respectively, at an effector to targetratio of 10:1. Notably, the overlap between these two peptides containeda predicted H2^(d) (K^(d) and L^(d)) binding peptide. A 10 amino acidpeptide was synthesized to correspond to this overlapping sequence (SEQID NO: 31) and was found to generate a strong immune response from theanti-Chlamydia CTL line by elispot assay. Significantly, a search of themost recent Genbank database revealed no proteins have previously beendescribed for this gene. Therefore, the putative open reading frameencoding clone 2C7-8 (SEQ ID NO: 15) defines a gene which encompasses anantigen from Chlamydia capable of stimulating antigen-specific CD8+T-cells in a MHC-I restricted manner, demonstrating this antigen couldbe used to develop a vaccine against Chlamydia.

To confirm these results and to further map the epitope, truncatedpeptides (SEQ ID NO: 138-156) were made and tested for recognition bythe T-cells in an IFN-g ELISPOT assay. Truncations of either Ser139(Cap1#140-147, SEQ ID NO: 146) or Leu147 (Cap1#138-146, SEQ ID NO: 147)abrogate T-cell recognition. These results indicate that the 9-merpeptide Cap1#139-147 (SFIGGITYL, SEQ ID NO: 145) is the minimal epitoperecognized by the Chlamydia-specific T-cells.

Sequence alignments of Cap1 (CT529) from selected serovars of C.trachomatis (SEQ ID NO: 121, 123, 125, 127, 129, 131, 133, 135, 137 and139) shows one of the amino acid differences is found in position 2 ofthe proposed epitope. The homologous serovar D peptide is SIIGGITYL (SEQID NO: 168). The ability of SFIGGITYL and SIIGGITYL to target cells forrecognition by the Chlamydia specific T-cells was compared. Serialdilutions of each peptide were incubated with P815 cells and tested forrecognition by the T-cells in a ⁵¹Cr release assay, as described above.The Chlamydia-specific T-cells recognize the serovar L2 peptide at aminimum concentration of 1 nM and the serovar D peptide at a minimumconcentration of 10 nM.

Further studies have shown that a Cap1#139-147-specific T-cell clonerecognizes C. trachomatis infected cells. To confirm that Cap1#139-147is presented on the surface of Chlamydia infected cells, Balb-3T3(H-2^(d)) cells were infected with C. trachomatis serovar L2 and testedto determine whether these cells are recognized by a CD8+ T-cell clonespecific for Cap1#139-147 epitope (SEQ ID NO: 145). The T-cell clonespecific for Cap1#139-147 epitope was obtained by limiting dilution ofthe line 69 T-cells. The T-cell clone specifically recognized theChlamydia infected cells. In these experiments, target cells were C.trachomatis infected (positive control) or uninfected Balb/3T3 cells,showing 45%, 36% and 30% specific lysis at 30:1, 10:1 and 3:1 effectorto target ratios, respectively; or Cap1#139-147 epitope (SEQ ID NO: 145)coated, or untreated P815 cells, showing 83%, 75% and 58% specific lysisat 30:1, 10:1 and 3:1 effector to target ratios, respectively (negativecontrols having less than 5% lysis in all cases). This data suggeststhat the epitope is presented during infection.

In vivo studies show Cap1#139-147 epitope-specific T-cells are primedduring murine infection with C. trachomatis. To determine if infectionwith C. trachomatis primes a Cap1#139-147 epitope-specific T-cellresponse, mice were infected i.p. with 10⁸ IFU of C. trachomatis serovarL2. Two weeks after infection, the mice were sacrificed and spleen cellswere stimulated on irradiated syngeneic spleen cells pulsed withCap1#139-147 epitope peptide. After 5 days of stimulation, the cultureswere used in a standard ⁵¹Cr release assay to determine if there wereCap1#139-147 epitope-specific T-cells present in the culture.Specifically, spleen cells from a C. trachomatis serovar L2 immunizedmouse or a control mouse injected with PBS after a 5 days culture withCap1#139-147 peptide-coated syngeneic spleen cells and CD8+ T-cells ableto specifically recognize Cap1#139-147 epitope gave 73%, 60% and 32%specific lysis at a30:1, 10:1 and 3:1 effector to target ratios,respectively. The control mice had a percent lysis of approximately 10%at a 30:1 effector to target ratio, and steadily declining with loweringE:T ratios. Target cells were Cap1#139-147 peptide-coated, or untreatedP815 cells. These data suggest that Cap1#139-147 peptide-specificT-cells are primed during murine infection with C. trachomatis.

Studies were performed demonstrating that Ct529 (referred to herein asCap-1) localizes to the inclusion membrane of C. trachomatis-infectedcells and is not associated with elementary bodies or reticulate bodies.As described above, Cap-1 was identified as a product from Chlamydiathat stimulates CD8+ CTL. These CTL are protective in a murine model ofinfection, thus making Cap-1 a good vaccine candidate. Further, sincethese CTL are MHC-T restricted, the Cap-1 gene must have access to thecytosol of infected cells, which may be a unique characteristic ofspecific Chlamydial gene products. Therefore, determination of thecellular localization of the gene products would be useful incharacterizing Cap-1 as a vaccine candidate. To detect the intracellularlocalization of Cap-1, rabbit polyclonal antibodies directed against arecombinant polypeptide encompassing the N-terminal 125 amino acids ofCap-1 (SEQ ID NO: 305, with the amino acid sequence including theN-terminal 6-His tag provided in SEQ ID NO: 304) were used to stainMcCoy cells infected with Chlamydial.

Rabbit-anti-Cap-1 polyclonal antibodies were obtained byhyper-immunization of rabbits with a recombinant polypeptide,rCt529c1-125 (SEQ ID NO: 305) encompassing the N-terminal portion ofCap-1. Recombinant rCt529e1-125 protein was obtained from E. colitransformed with a pET expression plasmid (as described above) encodingthe nucleotides 1-375 encoding the N-terminal 1-125 amino acids ofCap-1. Recombinant protein was purified by Ni-NTA using techniques wellknown in the art. For a positive control antiserum, polyclonal antiseradirected against elementary bodies were made by immunization of rabbitswith purified C. trachomatis elementary bodies (Biodesign, Sacco, Me).Pre-immune sera derived from rabbits prior to immunization with theCap-1 polypeptide was used as a negative control.

Immunocytochemistry was performed on McCoy cell monolayers grown onglass coverslips inoculated with either C. trachomatis serovar L2 or C.psitacci, strain 6BC, at a concentration of 10⁶ IFU (Inclusion FormingUnits) per ml. After 2 hours, medium was aspirated and replaced withfresh RP-10 medium supplemented with cycloheximide (1.0 μg/ml). Infectedcells were incubated at in 7% CO₂ for 24 hours and fixed by aspiratingmedium, rinsing cells once with PBS and methanol fixation for 5 minutes.For antigen staining, fixed cell monolayers were washed with PBS andincubated at 37° C. for 2 hours with 1:100 dilutions of specific orcontrol antisera. Cells were rinsed with PBS and incubated for 1 hourwith fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)-labeled, anti-rabbit IgG (KPL,Gaithersburg) and stained with Evans blue (0.05%) in PBS. Fluorescencewas observed with a 100X objective (Zeiss epifluorescence microscope),and photographed (Nikon UFX-11A camera).

Results from this study show Cap-1 localizes to the inclusion membraneof C. trachomatis-infected cells. Cap-1 specific antibody labeled theinclusion membranes of C. trachomatis-infected cells, but not Chlamydialelementary bodies contained in these inclusions or released by thefixation process. Conversely, the anti-elementary body antibody clearlylabeled the bacterial bodies, not only within the inclusions, but thosereleased by the fixation process. Specificity of the anti-Cap-1 antibodyis demonstrated by the fact that it does not stain C. psittaci-infectedcells. Specificity of the Cap-1 labeling is also shown by the absence ofreactivity in pre-immune sera. These results suggest that Cap-1 isreleased from the bacteria and becomes associated with the Chlamydialinclusion membrane. Therefore, Cap-1 is a gene product which may beuseful for stimulating CD8+ T cells in the development of a vaccineagainst infections caused by Chlamydia.

The relevance of the Cap-1 gene as a potential CTL antigen in a vaccineagainst Chlamydia infection is further illustrated by two additionalseries of studies. First, CTL specific for the MHC-I epitope of Cap-1CT529 #138-147 peptide of C. trachomatis (SEQ ID NO: 144) have beenshown to be primed to a high frequency during natural infection.Specifically, Balb/C mice were inoculated with 10⁶ I.F.U. of C.trachomatis, serova L2. After 2 weeks, spleens were harvested andquantified by Elispot analysis for the number of IFN-γ secreting cellsin response to Cap-1 #138-147 peptide-pulsed antigen presenting cells.In two experiments, the number of IFN-γ-secreting cells in 10⁵splenocytes was about 1% of all CD8+ T-cells. This high frequency ofresponding CD8+ CTL to the MHC-1 epitope (Cap-1 CT529 #138-147 peptide)suggest that Cap-1 is highly immunogenic in infections.

Results from a second series of studies have shown that the Cap-1protein is almost immediately accessible to the cytosol of the host cellupon infection. This is shown in a time-course of Cap-1 CT529 #138-147peptide presentation. Briefly, 3T3 cells were infected with C.trachomatis serovar L2 for various lengths of time, and then tested forrecognition by Cap-1 CT529 #138-147 peptide-specific CTL. The resultsshow that C. trachomatis-infected 3T3 cells are targeted for recognitionby the antigen-specific CTL after only 2 hours of infection. Theseresults suggest that Cap-1 is an early protein synthesized in thedevelopment of C. trachomatis elementary bodies to reticulate bodies. ACD8+ CTL immune response directed against a gene product expressed earlyin infection may be particularly efficacious in a vaccine againstChlamydia infection.

EXAMPLE 5 Generation of Antibody and T-cell Responses in Mice ImmunizedWith Chlamydia Angigens

Immunogenicity studies were conducted to determine the antibody and CD4+T cell responses in mice immunized with either purified SWIB or S13proteins formulated with Montanide adjuvant, or DNA-based immunizationswith pcDNA-3 expression vectors containing the DNA sequences for SWIB orS13. SWIB is also referred to as clone 1-B1-66 (SEQ ID NO: 1, with thecorresponding amino acid sequence provided in SEQ ID NO: 5), and S13ribosomal protein is also referred to as clone 10-C10-31 (SEQ ID NO: 4,with the corresponding amino acid sequence provided in SEQ ID NO: 12).In the first experiment, groups of three C57BL/6 mice were immunizedtwice and monitored for antibody and CD4+ T-cell responses. DNAimmunizations were intradermal at the base of the tail and polypeptideimmunizations were administered by subcutaneous route. Results fromstandard ³H-incorporation assays of spleen cells from immunized miceshows a strong proliferative response from the group immunized withpurified recombinant SWIB polypeptide (SEQ ID NO: 5). Further analysisby cytokine induction assays, as previously described, demonstrated thatthe group immunized with SWIB polypeptide produced a measurable IFN-γand IL-4 response. Subsequent ELISA-based assays to determine thepredominant antibody isotype response in the experimental groupimmunized with the SWIB polypeptide were performed. FIG. 4 illustratesthe SWIB-immunized group gave a humoral response that was predominantlyIgG1.

In a second experiment, C3H mice were immunized three times with 10 μgpurified SWIB protein (also referred to as clone 1-B1-66, SEQ ID NO: 5)formulated in either PBS or Montanide at three week intervals andharvested two weeks after the third immunization. Antibody titersdirected against the SWIB protein were determined by standardELISA-based techniques well known in the art, demonstrating the SWIBprotein formulated with Montanide adjuvant induced a strong humoralimmune response. T-cell proliferative responses were determined by aXTT-based assay (Scudiero, et al, Cancer Research, 1988, 48:4827). Asshown in FIG. 5, splenocytes from mice immunized with the SWIBpolypeptide plus Montanide elicited an antigen specific proliferativeresponse. In addition, the capacity of splenocytes from immunizedanimals to secrete IFN-γ in response to soluble recombinant SWIBpolypeptide was determined using the cytokine induction assay previouslydescribed. The splenocytes from all animals in the group immunized withSWIB polypeptide formulated with montanide adjuvant secreted IFN-γ inresponse to exposure to the SWIB Chlamydia antigen, demonstrating anChlamydia-specific immune response.

In a further experiment, C3H mice were immunized at three separate timepoints at the base of the tail with 10 μg of purified SWIB or S13protein (C. trachomatis, SWIB protein, clone 1-B1-66, SEQ ID NO: 5, andS13 protein, clone 10-C10-31, SEQ ID NO: 4) formulated with the SBAS2adjuvant (SmithKline Beecham, London, England). Antigen-specificantibody titers were measured by ELISA, showing both polypeptidesinduced a strong IgG response, ranging in titers from 1×10⁻⁴ to 1×10⁻⁵.The IgG1 and IgG2a components of this response were present in fairlyequal amounts. Antigen-specific T-cell proliferative responses,determined by standard ³H-incorporation assays on spleen cells isolatedfrom immunized mice, were quite strong for SWIB (50,000 cpm above thenegative control) and even stronger for s13 (100,000 cpm above thenegative control). The IFNγ production was assayed by standard ELISAtechniques from supernatant from the proliferating culture. In vitrorestimulation of the culture with S13 protein induced high levels ofIFNγ production, approximately 25 ng/ml versus 2 ng/ml for the negativecontrol. Restimulation with the SWIB protein also induced IFNγ, althoughto a lesser extent.

In a related experiment, C3H mice were immunized at three separate timepoints with 10 μg of purified SWIB or S13 protein (C. trachomatis, SWIBprotein, clone 1-B1-66, SEQ ID NO: 5, and S13 protein, clone 10-C10-31,SEQ ID NO: 4) mixed with 10 μg of Cholera Toxin. Mucosal immunizationwas through intranasal inoculation. Antigen-specific antibody responseswere determined by standard ELISA techniques. Antigen-specific IgGantibodies were present in the blood of SWIB-immunized mice, with titersranging from 1×10⁻³ to 1×10⁻⁴ but non-detectable in the S13-immunizedanimals. Antigen-specific T-cell responses from isolated splenocytes, asmeasured by IFNγ production, gave similar results to those describedimmediately above for systemic immunization.

An animal study was conducted to determine the immunogenicity of theCT529 serovar LGVII CTL epitope, defined by the CT529 110 consensuspeptide (CSFIGGITYL—SEQ ID NO: 31), which was identified as an H2-Kdrestricted CTL epitope. BALB/c mice (3 mice per group) were immunizedthree times with 25 μg of peptide combined with various adjuvants. Thepeptide was administered systemically at the base of the tail in eitherSKB Adjuvant System SBAS-2″, SBAS-7 (SmithKline Beecham, London,England) or Montanide. The peptide was also administered intranasallymixed with 10 ug of Cholera Toxin (CT). Naive mice were used as acontrol. Four weeks after the 3rd immunization, spleen cells wererestimulated with LPS-blasts pulsed with 10 ug/ml CT529 10 mer consensuspeptide at three different effector to LPS-blasts ratios: 6, 1.5 and 0.4at 1×10⁶ cell/ml. After 2 restimulations, effector cells were tested fortheir ability to lyse peptide pulsed P815 cells using a standardchromium release assay. A non-relevant peptide from chicken eggovalbumin was used as a negative control. The results demonstrate that asignificant immune response was elicited towards the CT529 10 merconsensus peptide and that antigen-specific T-cells capable of lysingpeptide-pulsed targets were elicited in response to immunization withthe peptide. Specifically, antigen-specific lytic activities were foundin the SBAS-7 and CT adjuvanted group while Montanide and SBAS-2″ failedto adjuvant the CTL epitope immunization.

EXAMPLE 6 Expression and Characterization of Chlamydia Pneumoniae Genes

The human T-cell line, TCL-8, described in Example 1, recognizesChlamydia trachomatis as well as Chlamydia pneumonia infectedmonocyte-derived dendritic cells, suggesting Chlamydia trachomatis andpneumonia may encode cross-reactive T-cell epitopes. To isolate theChlamydia pneumonia genes homologous to Chlamydia trachomatis LGV IIclones 1B1-66, also referred to as SWIB (SEQ ID NO: 1) and clone10C10-31, also referred to as S13 ribosomal protein (SEQ ID NO: 4), HeLa229 cells were infected with C. pneumonia strain TWAR (CDC/CWL-029).After three days incubation, the C. pneumonia-infected HeLa cells wereharvested, washed and resuspended in 200 μl water and heated in aboiling water bath for 20 minutes. Ten microliters of the disrupted cellsuspension was used as the PCR template.

C. pneumonia specific primers were designed for clones 1B1-66 and10C10-31 such that the 5′ end had a 6×-Histidine tag and a Nde I siteinserted, and the 3′ end had a stop codon and a BamHI site included(FIG. 6). The PCR products were amplified and sequenced by standardtechniques well known in the art. The C. pneumonia-specific PCR productswere cloned into expression vector pET17B (Novagen, Madison, Wis.) andtransfected into E. coli BL21 pLysS for expression and subsequentpurification utilizing the histidine-nickel chromatographic methodologyprovided by Novagen. Two proteins from C. pneumonia were thus generated,a 10-11 kDa protein referred to as CpSWIB (SEQ ID NO: 27, and SEQ ID NO:78 having a 6×His tag, with the corresponding amino acid sequenceprovided in SEQ ID NO: 28, respectively), a 15 kDa protein referred toas CpS13 (SEQ ID NO: 29, and SEQ ID NO: 77, having a 6×His tag, with thecorresponding amino acid sequence provided in SEQ ID NO: 30 and 91,respectively).

EXAMPLE 7 Induction of T Cell Proliferation and Interferon-γ Productionby Chlamydia Pneumoniae Antigens

The ability of recombinant Chlamydia pneumoniae antigens to induce Tcell proliferation and interferon-γ production is determined as follows.

Proteins are induced by IPTG and purified by Ni-NTA agarose affinitychromatography (Webb et al., J. Immunology 157:5034-5041, 1996). Thepurified polypeptides are then screened for the ability to induce T-cellproliferation in PBMC preparations. PBMCs from C. pneumoniae patients aswell as from normal donors whose T-cells are known to proliferate inresponse to Chlamydia antigens, are cultured in medium comprising RPMI1640 supplemented with 10% pooled human serum and 50 μg/ml gentamicin.Purified polypeptides are added in duplicate at concentrations of 0.5 to10 μg/mL. After six days of culture in 96-well round-bottom plates in avolume of 200 μl, 50 μl of medium is removed from each well fordetermination of IFN-γ levels, as described below. The plates are thenpulsed with 1 μCi/well of tritiated thymidine for a further 18 hours,harvested and tritium uptake determined using a gas scintillationcounter. Fractions that result in proliferation in both replicates threefold greater than the proliferation observed in cells cultured in mediumalone are considered positive.

IFN-γ was measured using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).ELISA plates are coated with a mouse monoclonal antibody directed tohuman IFN-γ (PharMingen, San Diego, Calif.) in PBS for four hours atroom temperature. Wells are then blocked with PBS containing 5% (W/V)non-fat dried milk for 1 hour at room temperature. The plates are washedsix times in PBS/0.2% TWEEN-20 and samples diluted 1:2 in culture mediumin the ELISA plates are incubated overnight at room temperature. Theplates are again washed and a polyclonal rabbit anti-human IFN-γ serumdiluted 1:3000 in PBS/10% normal goat serum is added to each well. Theplates are then incubated for two hours at room temperature, washed andhorseradish peroxidase-coupled anti-rabbit IgG (Sigma Chemical So., St.Louis, Mo.) is added at a 1:2000 dilution in PBS/5% non-fat dried milk.After a further two hour incubation at room temperature, the plates arewashed and TMB substrate added. The reaction is stopped after 20 minwith 1 N sulfuric acid. Optical density is determined at 450 nm using570 nm as a reference wavelength. Fractions that result in bothreplicates giving an OD two fold greater than the mean OD from cellscultured in medium alone, plus 3 standard deviations, are consideredpositive.

A human anti-Chlamydia T-cell line (TCL-8) capable of cross-reacting toC. trachomatis and C. pneumonia was used to determine whether theexpressed proteins described in the example above, (i.e., CpSWIB, SEQ IDNO: 27, and SEQ ID NO: 78 having a 6×His tag, with the correspondingamino acid sequence provided in SEQ ID NO: 28, respectively, and the 15kDa protein referred to as CpS13 SEQ ID NO: 29, and SEQ ID NO: 77,having a 6×His tag, with the corresponding amino acid sequence providedin SEQ ID NO: 30 and 91, respectively), possessed T-cell epitopes commonto both C. trachomatis and C. pneumonia. Briefly, E. coli expressingChlamydial proteins were titered on 1×10⁴ monocyte-derived dendriticcells. After two hours, the dendritic cells cultures were washed and2.5×10⁴ T cells (TCL-8) added and allowed to incubate for an additional72 hours. The amount of INF-γ in the culture supernatant was thendetermined by ELISA. As shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, the TCL-8 T-cell linespecifically recognized the S13 ribosomal protein from both C.trachomatis and C. pneumonia as demonstrated by the antigen-specificinduction of IFN-γ, whereas only the SWIB protein from C. trachomatiswas recognized by the T-cell line. To validate these results, the T cellepitope of C. trachomatis SWIB was identified by epitope mapping usingtarget cells pulsed with a series of overlapping peptides and the T-cellline TCL-8. 3H-thymidine incorporation assays demonstrated that thepeptide, referred to as C.t.SWIB 52-67, of SEQ ID NO: 39 gave thestrongest proliferation of the TCL-8 line. The homologous peptidescorresponding to the SWIB of C. pneumoniae sequence (SEQ ID NO: 40), thetopoisomerase-SWIB fusion of C. pneumoniae (SEQ ID NO: 43) and C.trachomatis (SEQ ID NO: 42) as well as the human SWI domain (SEQ ID NO:41) were synthesized and tested in the above assay. The T-cell lineTCL-8 only recognized the C. trachomatis peptide of SEQ ID NO: 39 andnot the corresponding C. pneumoniae peptide (SEQ ID NO: 40), or theother corresponding peptides described above (SEQ ID NO: 41-43).

Chlamydia-specific T cell lines were generated from donor CP-21 with apositive serum titer against C. pneumoniae by stimulating donor PBMCwith either C. trachomatis or C. pneumoniae-infected monocyte-deriveddendritic cells, respectively. T-cells generated against C. pneumoniaeresponded to recombinant C. pneumoniae-SWIB but not C. trachomatis-SWIB,whereas the T-cell line generated against C. trachomatis did not respondto either C. trachomatis- or C. pneumoniae-SWIB (see FIG. 9). The C.pneumoniae-SWIB specific immune response of donor CP-21 confirms the C.pneumoniae infection and indicates the elicitation of C. pneumoniae-SWIBspecific T-cells during in vivo C. pneumoniae infection.

Epitope mapping of the T-cell response to C. pneumoniae-SWIB has shownthat Cp-SWIB-specific T-cells responded to the overlapping peptidesCp-SWIB 32-51 (SEQ ID NO: 101) and Cp-SWIB 37-56 (SEQ ID NO: 102),indicating a C. pneumoniae-SWIB-specific T-cell epitope Cp-SWIB 37-51(SEQ ID NO: 100).

In additional experiments, T-cell lines were generated from donor CP1,also a C. pneumoniae seropositive donor, by stimulating PBMC withnon-infectious elementary bodies from C. trachomatis and C. pneumoniae,respectively. In particular, proliferative responses were determined bystimulating 2.5×10⁴ T-cells in the presence of 1×10⁴ monocyte-deriveddendritic cells and non-infectious elementary bodies derived from C.trachomatis and C. pneumoniae, or either recombinant C. trachomatis orC. pneumoniae SWIB protein. The T-cell response against SWIB resembledthe data obtained with T-cell lines from CP-21 in that C.pneumoniae-SWIB, but not C. trachomatis-SWIB elicited a response by theC. pneumoniae T-cell line. In addition, the C. trachomatis T-cell linedid not proliferate in response to either C. trachomatis or C.pneumoniae SWIB, though it did proliferate in response to both CT and CPelementary bodies. As described in Example 1, Clone 11-C12-91 (SEQ IDNO: 63), identified using the TCP-21 cell line, has a 269 bp insert thatis part of the OMP2 gene (CT443) and shares homology with the 60 kDacysteine rich outer membrane protein of C. pneumoniae, referred to asOMCB. To further define the reactive epitope(s), epitope mapping wasperformed using a series of overlapping peptides and the immunoassaypreviously described. Briefly, proliferative responses were determinedby stimulating 2.5×10⁴ TCP-21 T-cells in the presence of 1×10⁴monocyte-derived dendritic cells with either non-infectious elementarybodies derived from C. trachomatis and C. pneumoniae, or peptidesderived from the protein sequence of C. trachomatis or C. pneumoniaeOMCB protein (0.1 μg/ml). The TCP-21 T-cells responded to epitopesCT-OMCB #167-186, CT-OMCB #171-190, CT-OMCB #171-186, and to a lesserextent, CT-OMCB #175-186 (SEQ ID NO: 249-252, respectively). Notably,the TCP-21 T-cell line also gave a proliferative response to thehomologous C. pneumoniae peptide CP-OMCB #171-186 (SEQ ID NO: 253),which was equal to or greater than the response to the to the C.trachomatis peptides. The amino acid substitutions in position two(i.e., Asp for Glu) and position four (i.e., Cys for Ser) did not alterthe proliferative response of the T-cells and therefore demonstratingthis epitope to be a cross-reactive epitope between C. trachomatis andC. pneumoniae.

EXAMPLE 8 Immune Responses of Human PBMC and T-cell Lines AgainstChlamydia Antigens

The examples provided herein suggest that there is a population ofhealthy donors among the general population that have been infected withC. trachomatis and generated a protective immune response controllingthe C. trachomatis infection. These donors remained clinicallyasymptomatic and seronegative for C. trachomatis. To characterize theimmune responses of normal donors against chlamydial antigens which hadbeen identified by CD4 expression cloning, PBMC obtained from 12 healthydonors were tested against a panel of recombinant chlamydial antigensincluding C. trachomatis-, C. pneumoniae-SWIB and C. trachomatis-, C.pneumoniae-S13. The data are summarized in Table I below. All donorswere seronegative for C. trachomatis, whereas 6/12 had a positive C.pneumoniae titer. Using a stimulation index of >4 as a positiveresponse, 11/12 of the subjects responded to C. trachomatis elementarybodies and 12/12 responded to C. pneumoniae elementary bodies. Onedonor, AD104, responded to recombinant C. pneumoniae-S13 protein, butnot to recombinant C. trachomatis-S13 protein, indicating a C.pneumoniae-specific response. Three out of 12 donors had a C.trachomatis-SWIB, but not a C. pneumoniae-SWIB specific response,confirming a C. trachomatis infection. C. trachomatis and C.pneumoniae-S13 elicited a response in 8/12 donors suggesting achlamydial infection. These data demonstrate the ability of SWIB and S13to elicit a T-cell response in PBMC of normal study subjects.

TABLE I Immune response of normal study subjects against ChlamydiaChlamydia CT CP CT CP CT CP CT CT Donor Sex IgG titer EB EB Swib SwibS13 S13 lpdA TSA AD100 male negative ++ +++ + − ++ ++ − n.t. AD104female negative +++ ++ − − − ++ − n.t. AD108 male CP 1:256 ++ ++ ++/− + + + n.t. AD112 female negative ++ ++ + − + − +/− n.t. AD120 malenegative − + − − − − − n.t. AD124 female CP 1:128 ++ ++ − − − − − n.t.AD128 male CP 1:512 + ++ − − ++ + ++ − AD132 female negative ++ ++ −− + + − − AD136 female CP 1:128 + ++ − − +/− − − − AD140 male CP 1:256++ ++ − − + + − − AD142 female CP 1:512 ++ ++ − − + + + − AD146 femalenegative ++ ++ − − ++ + + −

CT=Chlamydia trachomatis ; CP=Chiamydia pneumoniae; EB=Chlamydiaelementary bodies; Swib=recombinant Chlamydia Swib protein;S13=recombinant chlamydia S13 protein, lpdA=recombinant Chlamydia lpdAprotein; TSA=recombinant Chlamydia TSA protein. Values represent resultsfrom standard proliferation assays. Proliferative responses weredetermined by stimulating 3×10⁵ PBMC with 1×10⁴ monocyte-deriveddendritic cells pre-incubated with the respective recombinant antigensor elementary bodies (EB). Assays were harvested after 6 days with a³H-thymidine pulse for the last 18 h.

SI: Stimulation index +/−: SI˜ 4 +: SI> 4 ++: SI  10-30 +++: SI> 30 

In a first series of experiments, T-cell lines were generated from ahealthy female individual (CT-10) with a history of genital exposure toC. trachomatis by stimulating T-cells with C. trachomatis LGV IIelementary bodies as previously described. Although the study subjectwas exposed to C. trachomatis, she did not seroconvert and did notdevelop clinical symptoms, suggesting donor CT-10 may have developed aprotective immune response against C. trachomatis. As shown in FIG. 10,a primary Chlamydia-specific T-cell line derived from donor CT-10responded to C. trachomatis-SWIB, but not C. pneumoniae-SWIB recombinantproteins, confirming the exposure of CT-10 to C. trachomatis. Epitopemapping of the T-cell response to C. trachomatis-SWIB showed that thisdonor responded to the same epitope Ct-SWIB 52-67 (SEQ ID NO: 39) asT-cell line TCL-8, as shown in FIG. 11.

Additional T-cell lines were generated as described above for various C.trachomatis patients. A summary of the patients' clinical profile andproliferative responses to various C. trachomatis and C. pneumoniaeelementary bodies and recombinant proteins are summarized in Table II.

TABLE II Proliferative response of C. traehomatis patients Clinical CTCP CT CP CT CP CT CT Patients manifestation IgG titer EB EB Swib SwibS13 S13 lpdA TSA CT-1 NGU negative + + − − ++ ++ ++ + CT-2 NGU negative++ ++ − − + +/− − − CT-3 asymptomatic Ct 1:512 + + − − + − + − shed EbCp 1:1024 Dx was KPV Cps 1:256 CT-4 asymptomatic Ct 1:1024 + + − − − − −− shed Eb CT-5 BV Ct 1:256 ++ ++ − − + − − − Cp 1:256 CT-6 perinial rashCp 1:1024 + + − − − − − − discharge CT-7 BV Ct 1:512 + + − − + + + −genital ulcer Cp 1:1024 CT-8 Not known Not tested ++ ++ − − − − − − CT-9asymptomatic Ct 1:128 +++ ++ − − ++ + + − Cp 1:128 CT-10 Itch mildvulvar negative ++ ++ − − − − − − CT-11 BV. Ct 1:512 +++ +++ − − +++ +/−++ + abnormal pap CT-12 asymptomatic Cp 1:512 ++ ++ − − ++ + + −

NGU=Non-Gonococcal Urethritis; BV=Bacterial Vaginosis; CT=Chlamydiatrachomatis; CP=Chlamydia pneumoniae, EB=Chlamydia elementary bodies;Swib=recombinant Chlamydia Swib protein; S13=recombinant Chlamydia S13protein; lpdA=recombinant Chlamydia lpdA protein TSA=recombinantChlamydia TSA protein Values represent results from standardproliferation assays. Proliferative responses were determined bystimulating 3×10⁵ PBMC with 1×10⁴ monocyte-derived dendritic cellspre-incubated with the respective recombinant antigens or elementarybodies (EB). Assays were harvested after 6 days with a ³H-thymidinepulse for the last 18 hours.

SI: Stimulation index +/−: SI˜ 4 +: SI> 4 ++: SI  10-30 +++: SI> 30 

Using the panel of asymptomatic (as defined above) study subjects and C.trachomatis patients, as summarized in Tables I and II, a comprehensivestudy of the immune responses of PBMC derived from the two groups wasconducted. Briefly, PBMCs from C. pneumoniae patients as well as fromnormal donors are cultured in medium comprising RPMI 1640 supplementedwith 10% pooled human serum and 50 μg/ml gentamicin. Purifiedpolypeptides, a panel of recombinant chlamydial antigens including C.trachomatis-, C. pneumoniae-SWIB and S13, as well as. C. trachomatislpdA and TSA are added in duplicate at concentrations of 0.5 to 10μg/mL. After six days of culture in 96-well round-bottom plates in avolume of 200 μl, 50 μl of medium is removed from each well fordetermination of IFN-γ levels, as described below. The plates are thenpulsed with 1 μCi/well of tritiated thymidine for a further 18 hours,harvested and tritium uptake determined using a gas scintillationcounter. Fractions that result in proliferation in both replicates threefold greater than the proliferation observed in cells cultured in mediumalone are considered positive.

Proliferative responses to the recombinant Chlamydial antigensdemonstrated that the majority of asymptomatic donors and C. trachomatispatients recognized the C. trachomatis S13 antigen (8/12) and a majorityof the C. trachomatis patients recognized the C. pneumonia S13 antigen(8/12), with 4/12 asymptomatic donors also recognizing the C. pneumoniaS13 antigen. Also, six out of twelve of the C. trachomatis patients andfour out of twelve of the asymptomatic donors gave a proliferativeresponse to the lpdA antigen of C. trachomatis. These resultsdemonstrate that the C. trachomatis and C. pneumonia S13 antigen, C.trachomatis Swib antigen and the C. trachomatis lpdA antigen arerecognized by the asymptomatic donors, indicating these antigens wererecognized during exposure to Chlamydia and an immune response elicitedagainst them. This implies these antigens may play a role in conferringprotective immunity in a human host. In addition, the C. trachomatis andC. pneumonia S13 antigen is recognized equally well among the C.trachomatis patients, therefore indicating there may be epitopes sharedbetween C. trachomatis and C. pneumonia in the S13 protein. Table IIIsummarizes the results of these studies.

TABLE III Antigen Normal Donors C.t. Patients C.t-Swib 3/12 0/12C.p.-Swib 0/12 0/12 C.t.-S13 8/12 8/12 C.p.-S13 4/12 8/12 IpdA 4/12 6/12TSA 0/12 2/12

A series of studies were initiated to determine the cellular immuneresponse to short-term T-cell lines generated from asymptomatic donorsand C. trachomatis patients. Cellular immune responses were measured bystandard proliferation assays and IFN-γ, as described in Example 7.Specifically, the majority of the antigens were in the form of single E.coli clones expressing Chlamydial antigens, although some recombinantproteins were also used in the assays. The single E. coli clones weretitered on 1×10⁴ monocyte-derived dendritic cells and after two hours,the culture was washed and 2.5×10⁴ T-cells were added. The assay usingthe recombinant proteins were performed as previously described.Proliferation was determined after four days with a standard³H-thymidine pulse for the last 18 hours. Induction of IFN-γ wasdetermined from culture supernatants harvested after four days usingstandard ELISA assays, as described above. The results show that all theC. trachomatis antigens tested, except for C.T. Swib, elicited aproliferative response from one or more different T-cell lines derivedform C. trachomatis patients. In addition, proliferative responses wereelicited from both the C. trachomatis patients and asymptomatic donorsfor the following Chlamydia genes, CT622, groEL, pmpD, CT610 and rS13.

The 12G3-83 clone also contains sequences to CT734 and CT764 in additionto CT622, and therefore these gene sequence may also have immunoreactiveepitopes. Similarly, clone 21G12-60 contains sequences to thehypothetical protein genes CT229 and CT228 in addition to CT875; and15H2-76 also contains sequences from CT812 and CT088, as well as sharinghomology to the sycE gene. Clone 11H3-61 also contains sequences sharinghomology to the PGP6-D virulence protein.

TABLE IV TCL from C.t. Antigen TCL from C.t. SEQ ID Clone (putative*)Asymp. Donors Patients NO:: 1B1-66 (E. coli) Swib 2/2 0/4 5 1B1-66(protein) Swib 2/2 0/4 5 12G3-83 (E. coli) CT622* 2/2 4/4 57 22B3-53 (E.coli) groEL 1/2 4/4 111 22B3-53 (protein) groEL 1/2 4/4 111 15H2-76 (E.coli) PmpD* 1/2 3/4 87 11H3-61 (E. coli) rL1* 0/2 3/4 60 14H1-4 (E.coli) TSA 0/2 3/4 56 14H1-4 (protein) TSA 0/2 3/4 56 11G10-46 (E. coli)CT610 1/2 1/4 62 10C10-17 (E. coli) rS13 1/2 1/4 62 10C10-17 (protein)rS13 1/2 1/4 62 21G12-60 (E. coli) CT875* 0/2 2/4 110 11H4-32 (E. coli)dnaK 0/2 2/4 59 21C7-8 (E. coli) dnaK 0/2 2/4 115 17C10-31 (E. coli)CT858 0/2 2/4 114

EXAMPLE 9 Protective Studies Using Chlamydia Antigens

Protection studies were conducted in mice to determine whetherimmunization with chlamydial antigens can impact on the genital tractdisease resulting from chlamydial inoculation. Two models were utilized;a model of intravaginal inoculation that uses a human isolate containinga strain of Chlamydia psittaci (MTW447), and a model of intrauterineinoculation that involves a human isolate identified as Chlamydiatrachomatis, serovar F (strain NI1). Both strains induce inflammation inthe upper genital tract, which resemble endometritis and salpingitiscaused by Chlamydia trachomatis in women. In the first experiment, C3Hmice (4 mice per group) were immunized three times with 100 μg ofpcDNA-3 expression vector containing C. trachomatis SWIB DNA (SEQ ID NO:1, with the corresponding amino acid sequence provided in SEQ ID NO: 5).Inoculations were at the base of the tail for systemic immunization. Twoweeks after the last immunization, animals were progesterone treated andinfected, either thru the vagina or by injection of the inoculum in theuterus. Two weeks after infection, the mice were sacrificed and genitaltracts sectioned, stained and examined for histopathology. Inflammationlevel was scored (from + for very mild, to +++++ for very severe).Scores attributed to each single oviduct/ovary were summed and dividedby the number of organs examined to get a mean score of inflammation forthe group. In the model of uterine inoculation, negativecontrol-immunized animals receiving empty vector showed consistentinflammation with an ovary/oviduct mean inflammation score of 6.12, incontrast to 2.62 for the DNA-immunized group. In the model of vaginalinoculation and ascending infection, negative control-immunized mice hadan ovary/oviduct mean inflammation score of 8.37, versus 5.00 for theDNA-immunized group. Also, in the later model, vaccinated mice showed nosigns of tubal occlusion while negative control vaccinated groups hadinflammatory cells in the lumen of the oviduct.

In a second experiment, C3H mice (4 mice per group) were immunized threetimes with 50 μg of pcDNA-3 expression vector containing C. trachomatisSWIB DNA (SEQ ID NO: 1, with the corresponding amino acid sequenceprovided in SEQ ID NO: 5) encapsulated in Poly Lactide co-Glycolidemicrospheres (PLG); immunizations were made intra-peritoneally. Twoweeks after the last immunization, animal were progesterone treated andinfected by inoculation of C. psittaci in the vagina. Two weeks afterinfection, mice were sacrificed and genital tracts sectioned, stainedand examined for histopathology. Inflammation level was scored aspreviously described. Scores attributed to each single oviduct/ovarywere summed and divided by the number of examined organs to get a meanof inflammation for the group. Negative control-immunized animalsreceiving PLG-encapsulated empty vector showed consistent infammationwith an ovary/oviduct mean inflammation score of 7.28, versus 5.71 forthe PLG-encapsulated DNA immunized group. Inflammation in the peritoneumwas 1.75 for the vaccinated group versus 3. 75 for the control.

In a third experiment, C3H mice (4 per group) were immunized three timeswith 10 μg of purified recombinant protein, either SWIB (SEQ ID NO: 1,with the corresponding amino acid sequence provided in SEQ ID NO: 5, orS13 (SEQ ID NO: 4, with the corresponding amino acid sequence providedin SEQ ID NO: 12) mixed with Cholera Toxin (CT); the preparation wasadministered intranasally upon anaesthesia in a 20 uL volume. Two weeksafter the last immunization, animal were progesterone treated andinfected, either by vaginal inoculation of C. psittaci or by injectionof C. trachomatis serovar F in the uterus. Two weeks after infection,the mice were sacrificed and genital tracts sectioned, stained andexamined for histopathology. The degree of inflammation was scored asdescribed above. Scores attributed to each single oviduct/ovary weresummed and divided by the number of examined organs to get a mean scoreof inflammation for the group. In the model of uterine inoculation,negative control-immunized animals receiving cholera toxin alone showedan ovary/oviduct mean inflammation score of 4.25 (only 2 mice analyzed;2 other died) versus 5.00 for the s13 plus cholera toxin-immunizedgroup, and 1.00 for the SWIB plus cholera toxin, Untreated infectedanimals had an ovary/oviduct mean inflammation score of 7. In the modelof vaginal inoculation and ascending infection, negativecontrol-immunized mice had an ovary/oviduct mean inflammation score of7.37 versus 6.75 for the s13 plus cholera toxin-immunized group and 5.37for the SWIB plus cholera toxin-immunized group. Untreated infectedanimals had an ovary /oviduct mean inflammation score of 8.

The three experiments described above suggest that SWIB-specificprotection is obtainable. This protective effect is more marked in themodel of homologous infection but is still present when in aheterologous challenge infection with C. psittaci.

Although the present invention has been described in some detail by wayof illustration and example for purposes of clarity of understanding,changes and modifications can be carried out without departing from thescope of the invention which is intended to be limited only by the scopeof the appended claims.

305 1 481 DNA Chlamydia trachomatis 1 ctgaagactt ggctatgttt tttattttgacgataaacct agttaaggca taaaagagtt 60 gcgaaggaag agccctcaac ttttcttatcaccttcttta actaggagtc atccatgagt 120 caaaataaga actctgcttt catgcagcctgtgaacgtat ccgctgattt agctgccatc 180 gttggtgcag gacctatgcc tcgcacagagatcattaaga aaatgtggga ttacattaag 240 gagaatagtc ttcaagatcc tacaaacaaacgtaatatca atcccgatga taaattggct 300 aaagtttttg gaactgaaaa acctatcgatatgttccaaa tgacaaaaat ggtttctcaa 360 cacatcatta aataaaatag aaattgactcacgtgttcct cgtctttaag atgaggaact 420 agttcattct ttttgttcgt ttttgtgggtattactgtat ctttaacaac tatcttagca 480 g 481 2 183 DNA Chlamydiatrachomatis 2 atcgttggtg caggacctat gcctcgcaca gagatcatta agaaaatgtgggattacatt 60 aaggagaata gtcttcaaga tcctacaaac aaacgtaata tcaatcccgatgataaattg 120 gctaaagttt ttggaactga aaaacctatc gatatgttcc aaatgacaaaaatggtttct 180 caa 183 3 110 DNA Chlamydia trachomatis 3 gctgcgacatcatgcgagct tgcaaaccaa catggacatc tccaatttcc ccttctaact 60 cgctctttggaactaatgct gctaccgagt caatcacaat cacatcgacc 110 4 555 DNA Chlamydiatrachomatis 4 cggcacgagc ctaagatgct tatactactt taagggaggc ccttcgtatgccgcgcatca 60 ttggaataga tattcctgcg aaaaagaaat taaaaataag tcttacatatatttatggaa 120 tagggccagc tctttctaaa gagattattg ctagattgca gttgaatcccgaagctagag 180 ctgcagagtt gactgaggaa gaggttggtc gactaaacgc tcttttacagtcggattacg 240 ttgttgaagg ggatttgcgc cgtcgtgtgc aatctgatat caaacgtctgattactatcc 300 atgcttatcg tggacaaaga catagacttt ctttgcctgt tcgtggtcagagaacaaaaa 360 caaattctcg cacgcgtaag ggtaaacgta aaactattgc aggtaagaagaaataataat 420 ttttaggaga gagtgttttg gttaaaaatc aagcgcaaaa aagaggcgtaaaaagaaaac 480 aagtaaaaaa cattccttcg ggcgttgtcc atgttaaggc tacttttaataatacaattg 540 taaccataac agacc 555 5 86 PRT Chlamydia trachomatis 5 MetSer Gln Asn Lys Asn Ser Ala Phe Met Gln Pro Val Asn Val Ser 1 5 10 15Ala Asp Leu Ala Ala Ile Val Gly Ala Gly Pro Met Pro Arg Thr Glu 20 25 30Ile Ile Lys Lys Met Trp Asp Tyr Ile Lys Glu Asn Ser Leu Gln Asp 35 40 45Pro Thr Asn Lys Arg Asn Ile Asn Pro Asp Asp Lys Leu Ala Lys Val 50 55 60Phe Gly Thr Glu Lys Pro Ile Asp Met Phe Gln Met Thr Lys Met Val 65 70 7580 Ser Gln His Ile Ile Lys 85 6 61 PRT Chlamydia trachomatis 6 Ile ValGly Ala Gly Pro Met Pro Arg Thr Glu Ile Ile Lys Lys Met 1 5 10 15 TrpAsp Tyr Ile Lys Glu Asn Ser Leu Gln Asp Pro Thr Asn Lys Arg 20 25 30 AsnIle Asn Pro Asp Asp Lys Leu Ala Lys Val Phe Gly Thr Glu Lys 35 40 45 ProIle Asp Met Phe Gln Met Thr Lys Met Val Ser Gln 50 55 60 7 36 PRTChlamyida trachomatis 7 Ala Ala Thr Ser Cys Glu Leu Ala Asn Gln His GlyHis Leu Gln Phe 1 5 10 15 Pro Leu Leu Thr Arg Ser Leu Glu Leu Met LeuLeu Pro Ser Gln Ser 20 25 30 Gln Ser His Arg 35 8 18 PRT Chlamydiatrachomatis 8 Leu Arg His His Ala Ser Leu Gln Thr Asn Met Asp Ile SerAsn Phe 1 5 10 15 Pro Phe 9 5 PRT Chlamydia trachomatis 9 Leu Ala LeuTrp Asn 1 5 10 11 PRT Chlamydia trachomatis 10 Cys Cys Tyr Arg Val AsnHis Asn His Ile Asp 1 5 10 11 36 PRT Chlamydia trachomatis 11 Val AspVal Ile Val Ile Asp Ser Val Ala Ala Leu Val Pro Lys Ser 1 5 10 15 GluLeu Glu Gly Glu Ile Gly Asp Val His Val Gly Leu Gln Ala Arg 20 25 30 MetMet Ser Gln 35 12 122 PRT Chlamydia trachomatis 12 Met Pro Arg Ile IleGly Ile Asp Ile Pro Ala Lys Lys Lys Leu Lys 1 5 10 15 Ile Ser Leu ThrTyr Ile Tyr Gly Ile Gly Pro Ala Leu Ser Lys Glu 20 25 30 Ile Ile Ala ArgLeu Gln Leu Asn Pro Glu Ala Arg Ala Ala Glu Leu 35 40 45 Thr Glu Glu GluVal Gly Arg Leu Asn Ala Leu Leu Gln Ser Asp Tyr 50 55 60 Val Val Glu GlyAsp Leu Arg Arg Arg Val Gln Ser Asp Ile Lys Arg 65 70 75 80 Leu Ile ThrIle His Ala Tyr Arg Gly Gln Arg His Arg Leu Ser Leu 85 90 95 Pro Val ArgGly Gln Arg Thr Lys Thr Asn Ser Arg Thr Arg Lys Gly 100 105 110 Lys ArgLys Thr Ile Ala Gly Lys Lys Lys 115 120 13 20 PRT Chlamydia trachomatis13 Asp Pro Thr Asn Lys Arg Asn Ile Asn Pro Asp Asp Lys Leu Ala Lys 1 510 15 Val Phe Gly Thr 20 14 20 PRT Chlamydia trachomatis 14 Asp Asp LysLeu Ala Lys Val Phe Gly Thr Glu Lys Pro Ile Asp Met 1 5 10 15 Phe GlnMet Thr 20 15 161 DNA Chlymidia trachomatis 15 atctttgtgt gtctcataagcgcagagcgg ctgcggctgt ctgtagcttc atcggaggaa 60 ttacctacct cgcgacattcggagctatcc gtccgattct gtttgtcaac aaaatgctgg 120 cgcaaccgtt tctttcttcccaaactaaag caaatatggg a 161 16 897 DNA Chlymidia trachomatis 16atggcttcta tatgcggacg tttagggtct ggtacaggga atgctctaaa agcttttttt 60acacagccca acaataaaat ggcaagggta gtaaataaga cgaagggaat ggataagact 120attaaggttg ccaagtctgc tgccgaattg accgcaaata ttttggaaca agctggaggc 180gcgggctctt ccgcacacat tacagcttcc caagtgtcca aaggattagg ggatgcgaga 240actgttgtcg ctttagggaa tgcctttaac ggagcgttgc caggaacagt tcaaagtgcg 300caaagcttct tctctcacat gaaagctgct agtcagaaaa cgcaagaagg ggatgagggg 360ctcacagcag atctttgtgt gtctcataag cgcagagcgg ctgcggctgt ctgtagcatc 420atcggaggaa ttacctacct cgcgacattc ggagctatcc gtccgattct gtttgtcaac 480aaaatgctgg caaaaccgtt tctttcttcc caaactaaag caaatatggg atcttctgtt 540agctatatta tggcggctaa ccatgcagcg tctgtggtgg gtgctggact cgctatcagt 600gcggaaagag cagattgcga agcccgctgc gctcgtattg cgagagaaga gtcgttactc 660gaagtgccgg gagaggaaaa tgcttgcgag aagaaagtcg ctggagagaa agccaagacg 720ttcacgcgca tcaagtatgc actcctcact atgctcgaga agtttttgga atgcgttgcc 780gacgttttca aattggtgcc gctgcctatt acaatgggta ttcgtgcgat tgtggctgct 840ggatgtacgt tcacttctgc aattattgga ttgtgcactt tctgcgccag agcataa 897 17298 PRT Chlamydia trachomatis 17 Met Ala Ser Ile Cys Gly Arg Leu Gly SerGly Thr Gly Asn Ala Leu 1 5 10 15 Lys Ala Phe Phe Thr Gln Pro Asn AsnLys Met Ala Arg Val Val Asn 20 25 30 Lys Thr Lys Gly Met Asp Lys Thr IleLys Val Ala Lys Ser Ala Ala 35 40 45 Glu Leu Thr Ala Asn Ile Leu Glu GlnAla Gly Gly Ala Gly Ser Ser 50 55 60 Ala His Ile Thr Ala Ser Gln Val SerLys Gly Leu Gly Asp Ala Arg 65 70 75 80 Thr Val Val Ala Leu Gly Asn AlaPhe Asn Gly Ala Leu Pro Gly Thr 85 90 95 Val Gln Ser Ala Gln Ser Phe PheSer His Met Lys Ala Ala Ser Gln 100 105 110 Lys Thr Gln Glu Gly Asp GluGly Leu Thr Ala Asp Leu Cys Val Ser 115 120 125 His Lys Arg Arg Ala AlaAla Ala Val Cys Ser Ile Ile Gly Gly Ile 130 135 140 Thr Tyr Leu Ala ThrPhe Gly Ala Ile Arg Pro Ile Leu Phe Val Asn 145 150 155 160 Lys Met LeuAla Lys Pro Phe Leu Ser Ser Gln Thr Lys Ala Asn Met 165 170 175 Gly SerSer Val Ser Tyr Ile Met Ala Ala Asn His Ala Ala Ser Val 180 185 190 ValGly Ala Gly Leu Ala Ile Ser Ala Glu Arg Ala Asp Cys Glu Ala 195 200 205Arg Cys Ala Arg Ile Ala Arg Glu Glu Ser Leu Leu Glu Val Pro Gly 210 215220 Glu Glu Asn Ala Cys Glu Lys Lys Val Ala Gly Glu Lys Ala Lys Thr 225230 235 240 Phe Thr Arg Ile Lys Tyr Ala Leu Leu Thr Met Leu Glu Lys PheLeu 245 250 255 Glu Cys Val Ala Asp Val Phe Lys Leu Val Pro Leu Pro IleThr Met 260 265 270 Gly Ile Arg Ala Ile Val Ala Ala Gly Cys Thr Phe ThrSer Ala Ile 275 280 285 Ile Gly Leu Cys Thr Phe Cys Ala Arg Ala 290 29518 18 PRT Chlamydia trachomatis 18 Arg Ala Ala Ala Ala Ala Ala Val CysSer Phe Ile Gly Gly Ile Thr 1 5 10 15 Tyr Leu 19 18 PRT Chlamydiatrachomatis 19 Cys Ser Phe Ile Gly Gly Ile Thr Tyr Leu Ala Thr Phe GlyAla Ile 1 5 10 15 Arg Pro 20 216 PRT Chlamydia trachomatis 20 Met ArgGly Ser Gln Gln Ile Phe Val Cys Leu Ile Ser Ala Glu Arg 1 5 10 15 LeuArg Leu Ser Val Ala Ser Ser Glu Glu Leu Pro Thr Ser Arg His 20 25 30 SerGlu Leu Ser Val Arg Phe Cys Leu Ser Thr Lys Cys Trp Gln Asn 35 40 45 ArgPhe Phe Leu Pro Lys Leu Lys Gln Ile Trp Asp Leu Leu Leu Ala 50 55 60 IleLeu Trp Arg Leu Thr Met Gln Arg Leu Trp Trp Val Leu Asp Ser 65 70 75 80Leu Ser Val Arg Lys Glu Gln Ile Ala Lys Pro Ala Ala Leu Val Leu 85 90 95Arg Glu Lys Ser Arg Tyr Ser Lys Cys Arg Glu Arg Lys Met Leu Ala 100 105110 Arg Arg Lys Ser Leu Glu Arg Lys Pro Arg Arg Ser Arg Ala Ser Ser 115120 125 Met His Ser Ser Leu Cys Ser Arg Ser Phe Trp Asn Ala Leu Pro Thr130 135 140 Phe Ser Asn Trp Cys Arg Cys Leu Leu Gln Trp Val Phe Val ArgLeu 145 150 155 160 Trp Leu Leu Asp Val Arg Ser Leu Leu Gln Leu Leu AspCys Ala Leu 165 170 175 Ser Ala Pro Glu His Lys Gly Phe Phe Lys Phe LeuLys Lys Lys Ala 180 185 190 Val Ser Lys Lys Lys Gln Pro Phe Leu Ser ThrLys Cys Leu Ala Phe 195 200 205 Leu Ile Val Lys Ile Val Phe Leu 210 21521 1256 DNA Chlamydia trachomatis 21 ctcgtgccgg cacgagcaaa gaaatccctcaaaaaatggc cattattggc ggtggtgtga 60 tcggttgcga attcgcttcc ttattccatacgttaggctc cgaagtttct gtgatcgaag 120 caagctctca aatccttgct ttgaataatccagatatttc aaaaaccatg ttcgataaat 180 tcacccgaca aggactccgt ttcgtactagaagcctctgt atcaaatatt gaggatatag 240 gagatcgcgt tcggttaact atcaatgggaatgtcgaaga atacgattac gttctcgtat 300 ctataggacg ccgtttgaat acagaaaatattggcttgga taaagctggt gttatttgtg 360 atgaacgcgg agtcatccct accgatgccacaatgcgcac aaacgtacct aacatttatg 420 ctattggaga tatcacagga aaatggcaacttgcccatgt agcttctcat caaggaatca 480 ttgcagcacg gaatataggt ggccataaagaggaaatcga ttactctgct gtcccttctg 540 tgatctttac cttccctgaa gtcgcttcagtaggcctctc cccaacagca gctcaacaac 600 atctccttct tcgcttactt tttctgaaaaatttgataca gaagaagaat tcctcgcaca 660 cttgcgagga ggagggcgtc tggaagaccagttgaattta gctaagtttt ctgagcgttt 720 tgattctttg cgagaattat ccgctaagcttggttacgat agcgatggag agactgggga 780 tttcttcaac gaggagtacg acgacgaagaagaggaaatc aaaccgaaga aaactacgaa 840 acgtggacgt aagaagagcc gttcataagccttgctttta aggtttggta gttttacttc 900 tctaaaatcc aaatggttgc tgtgccaaaaagtagtttgc gtttccggat agggcgtaaa 960 tgcgctgcat gaaagattgc ttcgagagcggcatcgcgtg ggagatcccg gatactttct 1020 ttcagatacg aataagcata gctgttcccagaataaaaac ggccgacgct aggaacaaca 1080 agatttagat agagcttgtg tagcaggtaaactgggttat atgttgctgg gcgtgttagt 1140 tctagaatac ccaagtgtcc tccaggttgtaatactcgat acacttccct aagagcctct 1200 aatggatagg ataagttccg taatccataggccatagaag ctaaacgaaa cgtatt 1256 22 601 DNA Chlamydia trachomatis 22ctcgtgccgg cacgagcaaa gaaatccctc aaaaaatggc cattattggc ggtggtgtga 60tcggttgcga attcgcttcc ttattccata cgttaggctc cgaagtttct gtgatcgaag 120caagctctca aatccttgct ttgaataatc cagatatttc aaaaaccatg ttcgataaat 180tcacccgaca aggactccgt ttcgtactag aagcctctgt atcaaatatt gaggatatag 240gagatcgcgt tcggttaact atcaatggga atgtcgaaga atacgattac gttctcgtat 300ctataggacg ccgtttgaat acagaaaata ttggcttgga taaagctggt gttatttgtg 360atgaacgcgg agtcatccct accgatgcca caatgcgcac aaacgtacct aacatttatg 420ctattggaga tatcacagga aaatggcaac ttgcccatgt agcttctcat caaggaatca 480ttgcagcacg gaatataggt ggccataaag aggaaatcga ttactctgct gtcccttctg 540tgatctttac cttccctgaa gtcgcttcag taggcctctc cccaacagca gctcaacaac 600 a601 23 270 DNA Chlamydia trachomatis 23 acatctcctt cttcgcttac tttttctgaaaaatttgata cagaagaaga attcctcgca 60 cacttgcgag gaggagggcg tctggaagaccagttgaatt tagctaagtt ttctgagcgt 120 tttgattctt tgcgagaatt atccgctaagcttggttacg atagcgatgg agagactggg 180 gatttcttca acgaggagta cgacgacgaagaagaggaaa tcaaaccgaa gaaaactacg 240 aaacgtggac gtaagaagag ccgttcataa270 24 363 DNA Chlamydia trachomatis 24 ttacttctct aaaatccaaa tggttgctgtgccaaaaagt agtttgcgtt tccggatagg 60 gcgtaaatgc gctgcatgaa agattgcttcgagagcggca tcgcgtggga gatcccggat 120 actttctttc agatacgaat aagcatagctgttcccagaa taaaaacggc cgacgctagg 180 aacaacaaga tttagataga gcttgtgtagcaggtaaact gggttatatg ttgctgggcg 240 tgttagttct agaataccca agtgtcctccaggttgtaat actcgataca cttccctaag 300 agcctctaat ggataggata agttccgtaatccataggcc atagaagcta aacgaaacgt 360 att 363 25 696 DNA Chlamydiatrachomatis 25 gctcgtgccg gcacgagcaa agaaatccct caaaaaatgg ccattattggcggtggtgtg 60 atcggttgcg aattcgcttc cttattccat acgttaggct ccgaagtttctgtgatcgaa 120 gcaagctctc aaatccttgc tttgaataat ccagatattt caaaaaccatgttcgataaa 180 ttcacccgac aaggactccg tttcgtacta gaagcctctg tatcaaatattgaggatata 240 ggagatcgcg ttcggttaac tatcaatggg aatgtcgaag aatacgattacgttctcgta 300 tctataggac gccgtttgaa tacagaaaat attggcttgg ataaagctggtgttatttgt 360 gatgaacgcg gagtcatccc taccgatgcc acaatgcgca caaacgtacctaacatttat 420 gctattggag atatcacagg aaaatggcaa cttgcccatg tagcttctcatcaaggaatc 480 attgcagcac ggaatatagg tggccataaa gaggaaatcg attactctgctgtcccttct 540 gtgatcttta ccttccctga agtcgcttca gtaggcctct ccccaacagcagctcaacaa 600 catctccttc ttcgcttact ttttctgaaa aatttgatac agaagaagaattcctcgcac 660 acttgcgagg aggagggcgt ctggaagacc agttga 696 26 231 PRTChlamydia trachomatis 26 Ala Arg Ala Gly Thr Ser Lys Glu Ile Pro Gln LysMet Ala Ile Ile 1 5 10 15 Gly Gly Gly Val Ile Gly Cys Glu Phe Ala SerLeu Phe His Thr Leu 20 25 30 Gly Ser Glu Val Ser Val Ile Glu Ala Ser SerGln Ile Leu Ala Leu 35 40 45 Asn Asn Pro Asp Ile Ser Lys Thr Met Phe AspLys Phe Thr Arg Gln 50 55 60 Gly Leu Arg Phe Val Leu Glu Ala Ser Val SerAsn Ile Glu Asp Ile 65 70 75 80 Gly Asp Arg Val Arg Leu Thr Ile Asn GlyAsn Val Glu Glu Tyr Asp 85 90 95 Tyr Val Leu Val Ser Ile Gly Arg Arg LeuAsn Thr Glu Asn Ile Gly 100 105 110 Leu Asp Lys Ala Gly Val Ile Cys AspGlu Arg Gly Val Ile Pro Thr 115 120 125 Asp Ala Thr Met Arg Thr Asn ValPro Asn Ile Tyr Ala Ile Gly Asp 130 135 140 Ile Thr Gly Lys Trp Gln LeuAla His Val Ala Ser His Gln Gly Ile 145 150 155 160 Ile Ala Ala Arg AsnIle Gly Gly His Lys Glu Glu Ile Asp Tyr Ser 165 170 175 Ala Val Pro SerVal Ile Phe Thr Phe Pro Glu Val Ala Ser Val Gly 180 185 190 Leu Ser ProThr Ala Ala Gln Gln His Leu Leu Leu Arg Leu Leu Phe 195 200 205 Leu LysAsn Leu Ile Gln Lys Lys Asn Ser Ser His Thr Cys Glu Glu 210 215 220 GluGly Val Trp Lys Thr Ser 225 230 27 264 DNA Chlamydia pneumoniae 27atgagtcaaa aaaataaaaa ctctgctttt atgcatcccg tgaatatttc cacagattta 60gcagttatag ttggcaaggg acctatgccc agaaccgaaa ttgtaaagaa agtttgggaa 120tacattaaaa aacacaactg tcaggatcaa aaaaataaac gtaatatcct tcccgatgcg 180aatcttgcca aagtctttgg ctctagtgat cctatcgaca tgttccaaat gaccaaagcc 240ctttccaaac atattgtaaa ataa 264 28 87 PRT Chlamydia pneumoniae 28 Met SerGln Lys Asn Lys Asn Ser Ala Phe Met His Pro Val Asn Ile 1 5 10 15 SerThr Asp Leu Ala Val Ile Val Gly Lys Gly Pro Met Pro Arg Thr 20 25 30 GluIle Val Lys Lys Val Trp Glu Tyr Ile Lys Lys His Asn Cys Gln 35 40 45 AspGln Lys Asn Lys Arg Asn Ile Leu Pro Asp Ala Asn Leu Ala Lys 50 55 60 ValPhe Gly Ser Ser Asp Pro Ile Asp Met Phe Gln Met Thr Lys Ala 65 70 75 80Leu Ser Lys His Ile Val Lys 85 29 369 DNA Chlamydia pneumoniae 29atgccacgca tcattggaat tgatattcct gcaaagaaaa agttaaaaat aagtctgaca 60tatatttatg gaataggatc agctcgttct gatgaaatca ttaaaaagtt gaagttagat 120cctgaggcaa gagcctctga attaactgaa gaagaagtag gacgactgaa ctctctgcta 180caatcagaat ataccgtaga aggggatttg cgacgtcgtg ttcaatcgga tatcaaaaga 240ttgatcgcca tccattctta tcgaggtcag agacatagac tttctttacc agtaagagga 300caacgtacaa aaactaattc tcgtactcga aaaggtaaaa gaaaaacagt cgcaggtaag 360aagaaataa 369 30 122 PRT Chlamydia pneumoniae 30 Met Pro Arg Ile Ile GlyIle Asp Ile Pro Ala Lys Lys Lys Leu Lys 1 5 10 15 Ile Ser Leu Thr TyrIle Tyr Gly Ile Gly Ser Ala Arg Ser Asp Glu 20 25 30 Ile Ile Lys Lys LeuLys Leu Asp Pro Glu Ala Arg Ala Ser Glu Leu 35 40 45 Thr Glu Glu Glu ValGly Arg Leu Asn Ser Leu Leu Gln Ser Glu Tyr 50 55 60 Thr Val Glu Gly AspLeu Arg Arg Arg Val Gln Ser Asp Ile Lys Arg 65 70 75 80 Leu Ile Ala IleHis Ser Tyr Arg Gly Gln Arg His Arg Leu Ser Leu 85 90 95 Pro Val Arg GlyGln Arg Thr Lys Thr Asn Ser Arg Thr Arg Lys Gly 100 105 110 Lys Arg LysThr Val Ala Gly Lys Lys Lys 115 120 31 10 PRT Artificial Sequence Madein the lab 31 Cys Ser Phe Ile Gly Gly Ile Thr Tyr Leu 1 5 10 32 53 PRTChlamydia trachomatis 32 Leu Cys Val Ser His Lys Arg Arg Ala Ala Ala AlaVal Cys Ser Phe 1 5 10 15 Ile Gly Gly Ile Thr Tyr Leu Ala Thr Phe GlyAla Ile Arg Pro Ile 20 25 30 Leu Phe Val Asn Lys Met Leu Ala Gln Pro PheLeu Ser Ser Gln Thr 35 40 45 Lys Ala Asn Met Gly 50 33 161 DNA Chlamydiatrachomatis 33 atctttgtgt gtctcataag cgcagagcgg ctgcggctgt ctgtagcatcatcggaggaa 60 ttacctacct cgcgacattc ggagctatcc gtccgattct gtttgtcaacaaaatgctgg 120 caaaaccgtt tctttcttcc caaactaaag caaatatggg a 161 34 53PRT Chlamydia trachomatis 34 Leu Cys Val Ser His Lys Arg Arg Ala Ala AlaAla Val Cys Ser Ile 1 5 10 15 Ile Gly Gly Ile Thr Tyr Leu Ala Thr PheGly Ala Ile Arg Pro Ile 20 25 30 Leu Phe Val Asn Lys Met Leu Ala Lys ProPhe Leu Ser Ser Gln Thr 35 40 45 Lys Ala Asn Met Gly 50 35 55 DNAChlamydia pneumoniae 35 gatatacata tgcatcacca tcaccatcac atgagtcaaaaaaaataaaa actct 55 36 33 DNA Chlamydia pneumoniae 36 ctcgaggaattcttatttta caatatgttt gga 33 37 53 DNA Chlamydia pneumoniae 37gatatacata tgcatcacca tcaccatcac atgccacgca tcattggaat gat 53 38 30 DNAChlamydia pneumoniae 38 ctcgaggaat tcttatttct tcttacctgc 30 39 16 PRTArtificial Sequence Made in the lab 39 Lys Arg Asn Ile Asn Pro Asp AspLys Leu Ala Lys Val Phe Gly Thr 1 5 10 15 40 16 PRT Artificial Sequencemade in the lab 40 Lys Arg Asn Ile Leu Pro Asp Ala Asn Leu Ala Lys ValPhe Gly Ser 1 5 10 15 41 15 PRT Artificial Sequence made in the lab 41Lys Glu Tyr Ile Asn Gly Asp Lys Tyr Phe Gln Gln Ile Phe Asp 1 5 10 15 4216 PRT Artificial Sequence made in the lab 42 Lys Lys Ile Ile Ile ProAsp Ser Lys Leu Gln Gly Val Ile Gly Ala 1 5 10 15 43 15 PRT ArtificialSequence made in the lab 43 Lys Lys Leu Leu Val Pro Asp Asn Asn Leu AlaThr Ile Ile Gly 1 5 10 15 44 509 DNA Chlamydia 44 ggagctcgaa ttcggcacgagagtgcctat tgttttgcag gctttgtctg atgatagcga 60 taccgtacgt gagattgctgtacaagtagc tgttatgtat ggttctagtt gcttactgcg 120 cgccgtgggc gatttagcgaaaaatgattc ttctattcaa gtacgcatca ctgcttatcg 180 tgctgcagcc gtgttggagatacaagatct tgtgcctcat ttacgagttg tagtccaaaa 240 tacacaatta gatggaacggaaagaagaga agcttggaga tctttatgtg ttcttactcg 300 gcctcatagt ggtgtattaactggcataga tcaagcttta atgacctgtg agatgttaaa 360 ggaatatcct gaaaagtgtacggaagaaca gattcgtaca ttattggctg cagatcatcc 420 agaagtgcag gtagctactttacagatcat tctgagagga ggtagagtat tccggtcatc 480 ttctataatg gaatcggttctcgtgccgg 509 45 481 DNA Chlamydia unsure (23) n=A,T,C or G 45gatccgaatt cggcacgagg cantatttac tcccaacatt acggttccaa ataagcgata 60aggtcttcta ataaggaagt taatgtaaga ggctttttta ttgcttttcg taaggtagta 120ttgcaaccgc acgcgattga atgatacgca agccatttcc atcatggaaa agaacccttg 180gacaaaaata caaaggaggt tcactcctaa ccagaaaaag ggagagttag tttccatggg 240ttttccttat atacacccgt ttcacacaat taggagccgc gtctagtatt tggaatacaa 300attgtcccca agcgaatttt gttcctgttt cagggatttc tcctaattgt tctgtcagcc 360atccgcctat ggtaacgcaa ttagctgtag taggaagatc aactccaaac aggtcataga 420aatcagaaag ctcataggtg cctgcagcaa taacaacatt cttgtctgag tgagcgaatt 480 g481 46 427 DNA Chlamydia unsure (20) n=A,T,C or G 46 gatccgaattcggcacgagn tttttcctgt tttttcttag tttttagtgt tcccggagca 60 ataacacagatcaaagaacg gccattcagt ttaggctctg actcaacaaa acctatgtcc 120 tctaagccctgacacattct ttgaacaacc ttatgcccgt gttcgggata agccaactct 180 cgcccccgaaacatacaaga aacctttact ttatttcctt tctcaataaa ggctctagct 240 tgctttgctttcgtaagaaa gtcgttatca tcgatattag gcttaagctt aacctctttg 300 atacgcacttggtgctgtgc tttcttacta tctttttctt ttttagttat gtcgtaacga 360 tacttcccgtagtccatgat tttgcacaca ggaggctctg agtttgaagc aacctcgtgc 420 cgaattc 42747 600 DNA Chlamydia unsure (522) n=A,T,C or G 47 gatccgaatt cggcacgagatgcttctatt acaattggtt tggatgcgga aaaagcttac 60 cagcttattc tagaaaagttgggagatcaa attcttggtg gaattgctga tactattgtt 120 gatagtacag tccaagatattttagacaaa atcacaacag acccttctct aggtttgttg 180 aaagctttta acaactttccaatcactaat aaaattcaat gcaacgggtt attcactccc 240 aggaacattg aaactttattaggaggaact gaaataggaa aattcacagt cacacccaaa 300 agctctggga gcatgttcttagtctcagca gatattattg catcaagaat ggaaggcggc 360 gttgttctag ctttggtacgagaaggtgat tctaagccct acgcgattag ttatggatac 420 tcatcaggcg ttcctaatttatgtagtcta agaaccagaa ttattaatac aggattgact 480 ccgacaacgt attcattacgtgtaggcggt ttagaaagcg gngtggtatg ggttaatgcc 540 ctttctaatg gcaatgatattttaggaata acaaatcttc taatgtatct tttttggagg 600 48 600 DNA Chlamydia 48ggagctcgaa ttcggcacga gctctatgaa tatccaattc tctaaactgt tcggataaaa 60atgatgcagg aattaggtcc acactatctt tttttgtttc gcaaatgatt gattttaaat 120cgtttgatgt gtatactatg tcgtgtaagc ctttttggtt acttctgaca ctagccccca 180atccagaaga taaattggat tgcgggtcta ggtcagcaag taacactttt ttccctaaaa 240attgggccaa gttgcatccc acgtttagag aaagtgttgt ttttccagtt cctcccttaa 300aagagcaaaa aactaaggtg tgcaaatcaa ctccaacgtt agagtaagtt atctattcag 360ccttggaaaa catgtctttt ctagacaaga taagcataat caaagccttt tttagcttta 420aactgttatc ctctaatttt tcaagaacag gagagtctgg gaataatcct aaagagtttt 480ctatttgttg aagcagtcct agaattagtg agacactttt atggtagagt tctaagggag 540aatttaagaa agttactttt tccttgttta ctcgtatttt taggtctaat tcggggaaat 600 49600 DNA Chlamydia 49 gatccgaatt cggcacgaga tgcttctatt acaattggtttggatgcgga aaaagcttac 60 cagcttattc tagaaaagtt gggagatcaa attcttggtggaattgctga tactattgtt 120 gatagtacag tccaagatat tttagacaaa atcacaacagacccttctct aggtttgttg 180 aaagctttta acaactttcc aatcactaat aaaattcaatgcaacgggtt attcactccc 240 aggaacattg aaactttatt aggaggaact gaaataggaaaattcacagt cacacccaaa 300 agctctggga gcatgttctt agtctcagca gatattattgcatcaagaat ggaaggcggc 360 gttgttctag ctttggtacg agaaggtgat tctaagccctacgcgattag ttatggatac 420 tcatcaggcg ttcctaattt atgtagtcta agaaccagaattattaatac aggattgact 480 ccgacaacgt attcattacg tgtaggcggt ttagaaagcggtgtggtatg ggttaatgcc 540 ctttctaatg gcaatgatat tttaggaata acaaatacttctaatgtatc ttttttggag 600 50 406 DNA Chlamydia 50 gatccgaatt cggcacgagttcttagcttg cttaattacg taattaacca aactaaaggg 60 gctatcaaat agcttattcagtctttcatt agttaaacga tcttttctag ccatgactca 120 tcctatgttc ttcagctataaaaatacttc ttaaaacttg atatgctgta atcaaatcat 180 cattaaccac aacataatcaaattcgctag cggcagcaat ttcgacagcg ctatgctcta 240 atctttcttt cttctggaaatctttctctg aatcccgagc attcaaacgg cgctcaagtt 300 cttcttgaga gggagcttgaataaaaatgt gactgccggc atttgcttct tcagagccaa 360 agctccttgt acatcaatcacggctatgca gtctcgtgcc gaattc 406 51 602 DNA Chlamydia 51 gatccgaattcggcacgaga tattttagac aaaatcacaa cagacccttc tctaggtttg 60 ttgaaagcttttaacaactt tccaatcact aataaaattc aatgcaacgg gttattcact 120 cccaggaacattgaaacttt attaggagga actgaaatag gaaaattcac agtcacaccc 180 aaaagctctgggagcatgtt cttagtctca gcagatatta ttgcatcaag aatggaaggc 240 ggcgttgttctagctttggt acgagaaggt gattctaagc cctacgcgat tagttatgga 300 tactcatcaggcgttcctaa tttatgtagt ctaagaacca gaattattaa tacaggattg 360 actccgacaacgtattcatt acgtgtaggc ggtttagaaa gcggtgtggt atgggttaat 420 gccctttctaatggcaatga tattttagga ataacaaata cttctaatgt atcttttttg 480 gaggtaatacctcaaacaaa cgcttaaaca atttttattg gatttttctt ataggtttta 540 tatttagagaaaaaagttcg aattacgggg tttgttatgc aaaataaact cgtgccgaat 600 tc 602 52 145DNA Chlamydia 52 gatccgaatt cggcacgagc tcgtgccgat gtgttcaaca gcatccataggatgggcagt 60 caaatatact ccaagtaatt ctttttctct tttcaacaac tccttaggagagcgttggat 120 aacattttca gctcgtgccg aattc 145 53 450 DNA Chlamydia 53gatccgaatt cggcacgagg taatcggcac cgcactgctg acactcatct cctcgagctc 60gatcaaaccc acacttggga caagtaccta caacataacg gtccgctaaa aacttccctt 120cttcctcaga atacagctgt tcggtcacct gattctctac cagtccgcgt tcctgcaagt 180ttcgatagaa atcttgcaca atagcaggat gataagcgtt cgtagttctg gaaaagaaat 240ctacagaaat tcccaatttc ttgaaggtat ctttatgaag cttatgatac atgtcgacat 300attcttgata ccccatgcct gccaactctg cattaagggt aattgcgatt ccgtattcat 360cagaaccaca aatatacaaa acctctttgc cttgtagtct ctgaaaacgc gcataaacat 420ctgcaggcaa ataagcctcg tgccgaattc 450 54 716 DNA Chlamydia 54 gatcgaaattcggcacgagc ggcacgagtt ttctgatagc gatttacaat cctttattca 60 acttttgcctagagaggcac actatactaa gaagtttctt gggtgtgtgg cacagtcctg 120 tcgtcaggggattctgctag aggggtaggg gaaaaaaccc ttattactat gaccatgcgc 180 atgtggaattacattccata gactttcgca tcattcccaa catttacaca gctctacacc 240 tcttaagaagaggtgacgtg gattgggtgg ggcagccttg gcaccaaggg attccttttg 300 agcttcggactacctctgct ctctacaccc attaccctgt agatggcaca ttctggctta 360 ttcttaatcccaaagatcct gtactttcct ctctatctaa tcgtcagcga ttgattgctg 420 ccatccaaaaggaaaaactg gtgaagcaag ctttaggaac acaatatcga gtagctgaaa 480 gctctccatctccagaggga atcatagctc atcaagaagc ttctactcct tttcctggga 540 aaattactttgatatatccc aataatatta cgcgctgtca gcgtttggcc gaggtatcca 600 aaaaatgatcgacaaggagc acgctaaatt tgtacatacc ccaaaatcaa tcagccatct 660 aggcaaatggaatatcaaag taaacagtat acaactgggg atctcgtgcc gaattc 716 55 463 DNAChlamydia trachomatis 55 tctcaaatcc ttgctttgaa taatccagat atttcaaaaaccatgttcga taaattcacc 60 cgacaaggac tccgtttcgt actagaagcc tctgtatcaaatattgagga tataggagat 120 cgcgttcggt taactatcaa tgggaatgtc gaagaatacgattacgttct cgtatctata 180 ggacgccgtt tgaatacaga aaatattggc ttggataaagctggtgttat ttgtgatgaa 240 cgcggagtca tccctaccga tgccacaatg cgcacaaacgtacctaacat ttatgctatt 300 ggagatatca caggaaaatg gcaacttgcc catgtagcttctcatcaagg aatcattgca 360 gcacggaata taggtggcca taaagaggaa atcgattactctgctgtccc ttctgtgatc 420 tttaccttcc ctgaagtcgc ttcagtaggc ctctccccaacag 463 56 829 DNA Chlamydia trachomatis 56 gtactatggg atcattagttggaagacagg ctccggattt ttctggtaaa gccgttgttt 60 gtggagaaga gaaagaaatctctctagcag actttcgtgg taagtatgta gtgctcttct 120 tttatcctaa agattttacctatgtttgtc ctacagaatt acatgctttt caagatagat 180 tggtagattt tgaagagcatggtgcagtcg tccttggttg ctccgttgac gacattgaga 240 cacattctcg ttggctcactgtagcgagag atgcaggagg gatagaggga acagaatatc 300 ctctgttagc agacccctcttttaaaatat cagaagcttt tggtgttttg aatcctgaag 360 gatcgctcgc tttaagagctactttcctta tcgataaaca tggggttatt cgtcatgcgg 420 ttatcaatga tcttcctttagggcgttcca ttgacgagga attgcgtatt ttagattcat 480 tgatcttctt tgagaaccacggaatggttt gtccagctaa ctggcgttct ggagagcgtg 540 gaatggtgcc ttctgaagagggattaaaag aatacttcca gacgatggat taagcatctt 600 tgaaagtaag aaagtcgtacagatcttgat ctgaaaagag aagaaggctt tttaattttc 660 tgcagagagc cagcgaggcttcaataatgt tgaagtctcc gacaccaggc aatgctaagg 720 cgacgatatt agttagtgaagtctgagtat taaggaaatg aaggccaaag aaatagctat 780 caataaagaa gccttcttccttgactctaa agaatagtat gtcgtatcc 829 57 1537 DNA Chlamydia trachomatis 57acatcaagaa atagcggact cgcctttagt gaaaaaagct gaggagcaga ttaatcaagc 60acaacaagat attcaaacga tcacacctag tggtttggat attcctatcg ttggtccgag 120tgggtcagct gcttccgcag gaagtgcggc aggagcgttg aaatcctcta acaattcagg 180aagaatttcc ttgttgcttg atgatgtaga caatgaaatg gcagcgattg caatgcaagg 240ttttcgatct atgatcgaac aatttaatgt aaacaatcct gcaacagcta aagagctaca 300agctatggag gctcagctga ctgcgatgtc agatcaactg gttggtgcgg atggcgagct 360cccagccgaa atacaagcaa tcaaagatgc tcttgcgcaa gctttgaaac aaccatcagc 420agatggttta gctacagcta tgggacaagt ggcttttgca gctgccaagg ttggaggagg 480ctccgcagga acagctggca ctgtccagat gaatgtaaaa cagctttaca agacagcgtt 540ttcttcgact tcttccagct cttatgcagc agcactttcc gatggatatt ctgcttacaa 600aacactgaac tctttatatt ccgaaagcag aagcggcgtg cagtcagcta ttagtcaaac 660tgcaaatccc gcgctttcca gaagcgtttc tcgttctggc atagaaagtc aaggacgcag 720tgcagatgct agccaaagag cagcagaaac tattgtcaga gatagccaaa cgttaggtga 780tgtatatagc cgcttacagg ttctggattc tttgatgtct acgattgtga gcaatccgca 840agcaaatcaa gaagagatta tgcagaagct cacggcatct attagcaaag ctccacaatt 900tgggtatcct gctgttcaga attctgtgga tagcttgcag aagtttgctg cacaattgga 960aagagagttt gttgatgggg aacgtagtct cgcagaatct caagagaatg cgtttagaaa 1020acagcccgct ttcattcaac aggtgttggt aaacattgct tctctattct ctggttatct 1080ttcttaacgt gtgattgaag tttgtgaatt gagggggagc caaaaaagaa tttctttttt 1140ggctcttttt tcttttcaaa ggaatctcgt gtctacagaa gtcttttcaa taataagttc 1200ttagttccaa aagaagaaaa tatataaaag aaaaaactcc taattcattt aaaaagtgct 1260cggcagactt cgtggaaaat gtctgtaaag ctggagggga atcagcagaa agatgcaaga 1320tatccgagaa aaaaggctca ggctcgtgcc gaattcggca cgagactacg aaagaaaggt 1380cttttctttc ggaatctgtc attggatctg cgtaagactt aaagttcggc aacacaggct 1440ctgtcttctc tttaggtttc ttgcgcgaga aaaattttct caagtaacaa gaagatttct 1500ttttacagcc ggcatccggc ttctcgcgaa gtataac 1537 58 463 DNA Chlamydiatrachomatis 58 tctcaaatcc ttgctttgaa taatccagat atttcaaaaa ccatgttcgataaattcacc 60 cgacaaggac tccgtttcgt actagaagcc tctgtatcaa atattgaggatataggagat 120 cgcgttcggt taactatcaa tgggaatgtc gaagaatacg attacgttctcgtatctata 180 ggacgccgtt tgaatacaga aaatattggc ttggataaag ctggtgttatttgtgatgaa 240 cgcggagtca tccctaccga tgccacaatg cgcacaaacg tacctaacatttatgctatt 300 ggagatatca caggaaaatg gcaacttgcc catgtagctt ctcatcaaggaatcattgca 360 gcacggaata taggtggcca taaagaggaa atcgattact ctgctgtcccttctgtgatc 420 tttaccttcc ctgaagtcgc ttcagtaggc ctctccccaa cag 463 59552 DNA Chlamydia trachomatis 59 acattcctcc tgctcctcgc ggccatccacaaattgaggt aaccttcgat attgatgcca 60 acggaatttt acacgtttct gctaaagatgctgctagtgg acgcgaacaa aaaatccgta 120 ttgaagcaag ctctggatta aaagaagatgaaattcaaca aatgatccgc gatgcagagc 180 ttcataaaga ggaagacaaa caacgaaaagaagcttctga tgtgaaaaat gaagccgatg 240 gaatgatctt tagagccgaa aaagctgtgaaagattacca cgacaaaatt cctgcagaac 300 ttgttaaaga aattgaagag catattgagaaagtacgcca agcaatcaaa gaagatgctt 360 ccacaacagc tatcaaagca gcttctgatgagttgagtac tcgtatgcaa aaaatcggag 420 aagctatgca ggctcaatcc gcatccgcagcagcatcttc tgcagcgaat gctcaaggag 480 ggccaaacat taactccgaa gatctgaaaaaacatagttt cagcacacga cctccagcag 540 gaggaagcgc ct 552 60 1180 DNAChlamydia trachomatis 60 atcctagcgg taaaactgct tactggtcag ataaaatccatacagaagca acacgtactt 60 cttttaggag aaaaaatcta taatgctaga aaaatcctgagtaaggatca cttctcctca 120 acaacttttt catcttggat agagttagtt tttagaactaagtcttctgc ttacaatgct 180 cttgcatatt acgagctttt tataaacctc cccaaccaaactctacaaaa agagtttcaa 240 tcgatcccct ataaatccgc atatattttg gccgctagaaaaggcgattt aaaaaccaag 300 gtcgatgtga tagggaaagt atgtggaatc tcgtgccgaattcggcacga gcggcacgag 360 gatgtagagt aattagttaa agagctgcat aattatgacaaagcatggaa aacgcattcg 420 tggtatccaa gagacttacg atttagctaa gtcgtattctttgggtgaag cgatagatat 480 tttaaaacag tgtcctactg tgcgtttcga tcaaacggttgatgtgtctg ttaaattagg 540 gatcgatcca agaaagagtg atcagcaaat tcgtggttcggtttctttac ctcacggtac 600 aggtaaagtt ttgcgaattt tagtttttgc tgctggagataaggctgcag aggctattga 660 agcaggagcg gactttgttg gtagcgacga cttggtagaaaaaatcaaag gtggatgggt 720 tgacttcgat gttgcggttg ccactcccga tatgatgagagaggtcggaa agctaggaaa 780 agttttaggt ccaagaaacc ttatgcctac gcctaaagccggaactgtaa caacagatgt 840 ggttaaaact attgcggaac tgcgaaaagg taaaattgaatttaaagctg atcgagctgg 900 tgtatgcaac gtcggagttg cgaagctttc tttcgatagtgcgcaaatca aagaaaatgt 960 tgaagcgttg tgtgcagcct tagttaaagc taagcccgcaactgctaaag gacaatattt 1020 agttaatttc actatttcct cgaccatggg gccaggggttaccgtggata ctagggagtt 1080 gattgcgtta taattctaag tttaaagagg aaaaatgaaagaagagaaaa agttgctgct 1140 tcgcgaggtt gaagaaaaga taaccgcttc tcggcacgag1180 61 1215 DNA Chlamydia trachomatis 61 attacagcgt gtgcaggtaacgacatcatt gcatgatgct tttgatggca ttgatgcggc 60 attccttata gggtcagttcctagaggccc aggaatggag agaagagatc ttctaaagaa 120 aaatggggag attgttgctacgcaaggaaa agctttgaac acaacagcca agcgggatgc 180 aaagattttt gttgttgggaaccctgtgaa taccaattgc tggatagcaa tgaatcatgc 240 tcccagatta ttgagaaagaactttcatgc gatgctacga ttggaccaga atcgtatgca 300 tagcatgtta tcgcatagagcagaagtacc tttatcggct gtatcacaag ttgtggtttg 360 gggaaatcac tccgccaaacaagtgcctga ttttacgcaa gctctgatta atgaccgtcc 420 tatcgcagag acgatagcggatcgtgattg gttagagaat attatggtgc cttctgtaca 480 gagtcgtggt agtgcagtaattgaagcacg agggaagtct tcggcagctt ctgcagcacg 540 agctttagca gaggctgctcgatcaatata tcagccaaaa gaaggactcg tgccgaattc 600 ggcacgagta tcgaaattgcaggcatttct agtgaatggt cgtatgctta taaactacgt 660 ggtacagact tgagctctcaaaagtttgct acagattctt acatcgcaga cccttattct 720 aagaatatct actcccctcaactatttgga tcccctaaac aagaaaagga ttacgcattt 780 agttacctga aatatgaggattttgactgg gaaggcgaca ctcctttgca ccttccaaaa 840 gaaaattact tcatttatgaaatgcatgtt cggtcattca cccgagatcc gtcttcccag 900 gtttcccatc ctggaactttccttggtatc atcgaaaaaa tagaccacct caaacaacta 960 ggcgttcatg cagttgaactccttcctatt ttcgaattcg atgaaaccgt ccatccattt 1020 aaaaatcagg acttcccccacctgtgtaac tattgggggt attcttcggt gaattttttc 1080 tgcccctctc gccgttatacttatggggca gacccttgcg ctccggcccg agagttcaag 1140 actcttgtca aagcgttacaccgtgcggga atcgaagtca ttctcgatgt cgttttcaat 1200 catacaggct ttgaa 121562 688 DNA Chlamydia trachomatis 62 gtggatccaa aaaagaatct aaaaagccatacaaagattg cgttacttct tgcgatgcct 60 ctaacacttt atcagcgtca tctttgagaagcatctcaat gagcgctttt tcttctctag 120 catgccgcac atccgcttct tcatgttctgtgaaatatgc atagtcttca ggattggaaa 180 atccaaagta ctcagtcaat ccacgaattttctctctagc gatacgtgga atttgactct 240 cataagaata caaagcagcc actcctgcagctaaagaatc tcctgtacac caccgcatga 300 aagtagctac tttcgctttt gctgcttcactaggctcatg agcctctaac tcttctggag 360 taactcctag agcaaacaca aactgcttccacaaatcaat atgattaggg taaccgttct 420 cttcatccat caagttatct aacaataacttacgcgcctc taaatcatcg caacgactat 480 gaatcgcaga taaatattta ggaaaggctttgatatgtaa ataatagtct ttggcacgag 540 cctgtaattg ctctttagta agctcccccttcgaccattt cacataaaac gtgtgttcta 600 gcatatgctt attttgaata attaaatctaactgatctaa aaaattcata aacacctcca 660 tcatttcttt tcttgactcc acgtaacc 68863 269 DNA Chlamydia trachomatis 63 atgttgaaat cacacaagct gttcctaaatatgctacggt aggatctccc tatcctgttg 60 aaattactgc tacaggtaaa agggattgtgttgatgttat cattactcag caattaccat 120 gtgaagcaga gttcgtacgc agtgatccagcgacaactcc tactgctgat ggtaagctag 180 tttggaaaat tgaccgctta ggacaaggcgaaaagagtaa aattactgta tgggtaaaac 240 ctcttaaaga aggttgctgc tttacagct 26964 1339 DNA Chlamydia trachomatis 64 cttttattat ggcttctggg gatgatgtcaacgatatcga cctgctatct cgaggagatt 60 ttaaaattgt tatacagacg gctccagaggagatgcatgg attagcggac tttttggctc 120 ccccggcgaa ggatcttggt attctctccgcctgggaagc tggtgagctg cgttacaaac 180 agctagttaa tccttaggaa acatttctggacctatgccc atcacattgg ctccgtgatc 240 cacatagaga gtttctcccg taattgcgctagctagggga gagactaaga aggctgctgc 300 tgcgcctact tgctcagctt ccattggagaaggtagtgga gcccagtctt ggtagtaatc 360 caccattctc tcaataaatc caatagcttttcctgcacgg ctagctaatg gccctgccga 420 gatagtattc actcggactc cccaacgtcggccggcttcc caagccagta cttttgtatc 480 actttctaaa gcagcttttg ctgcgttcattcctccgcca taccctggaa cagcacgcat 540 ggaagcaaga taagttagag agatggtgctagctcctgca ttcataattg ggccaaaatg 600 agagagaagg ctgataaagg agtagctggatgtacttaag gcggcaagat agcctttacg 660 agaggtatca agtaatggtt tagcaatttccggactgttt gctaaagagt gaacaagaat 720 atcaatgtgt ccaaaatctt ttttcacctgttctacaact tcggatacag tgtacccaga 780 aagatctttg taacgtttat tttccaaaatttcctgagga atatcttctg gggtgtcgaa 840 actggcatcc atgggataga ttttagcgaaagttagcaat tctccattgg agagttcacg 900 agatgcattg aattttccta actcccaagattgagagaaa attttataga taggaaccca 960 ggtccccaca agtatggttg cgcctgcttctgctaacatt ttggcaatgc cccagccata 1020 cccgttatca tcgcctatgc cggctatgaaagcaattttt cctgttaaat caattttcaa 1080 catgagctaa ccccattttg tcttcttgagagaggagagt agcagattct ttattattga 1140 gaaacgggcc tcataataca taaggagtagattcactggc tggatccagg tttctagagt 1200 aaagagtttc cttgtcaaat tcttatatgggtagagttaa tcaactgttt tcaagtgatt 1260 tatgtttatt ttaaaataat ttgttttaacaactgtttaa tagttttaat ttttaaagtg 1320 tgaaaaacag gttttatat 1339 65 195PRT Chlamydia trachomatis 65 Met Gly Ser Leu Val Gly Arg Gln Ala Pro AspPhe Ser Gly Lys Ala 5 10 15 Val Val Cys Gly Glu Glu Lys Glu Ile Ser LeuAla Asp Phe Arg Gly 20 25 30 Lys Tyr Val Val Leu Phe Phe Tyr Pro Lys AspPhe Thr Tyr Val Cys 35 40 45 Pro Thr Glu Leu His Ala Phe Gln Asp Arg LeuVal Asp Phe Glu Glu 50 55 60 His Gly Ala Val Val Leu Gly Cys Ser Val AspAsp Ile Glu Thr His 65 70 75 80 Ser Arg Trp Leu Thr Val Ala Arg Asp AlaGly Gly Ile Glu Gly Thr 85 90 95 Glu Tyr Pro Leu Leu Ala Asp Pro Ser PheLys Ile Ser Glu Ala Phe 100 105 110 Gly Val Leu Asn Pro Glu Gly Ser LeuAla Leu Arg Ala Thr Phe Leu 115 120 125 Ile Asp Lys His Gly Val Ile ArgHis Ala Val Ile Asn Asp Leu Pro 130 135 140 Leu Gly Arg Ser Ile Asp GluGlu Leu Arg Ile Leu Asp Ser Leu Ile 145 150 155 160 Phe Phe Glu Asn HisGly Met Val Cys Pro Ala Asn Trp Arg Ser Gly 165 170 175 Glu Arg Gly MetVal Pro Ser Glu Glu Gly Leu Lys Glu Tyr Phe Gln 180 185 190 Thr Met Asp195 66 520 DNA Chlamydia 66 gatccgaatt cggcacgagg aggaatggaa gggccctccgattttaaatc tgctaccatg 60 ccattcacta gaaactccat aacagcggtt ttctctgatggcgagtaaga agcaagcatt 120 tgatgtaaat tagcgcaatt agagggggat gaggttacttggaaatataa ggagcgaagc 180 gatgaaggag atgtatttgc tctggaagca aaggtttctgaagctaacag aacattgcgt 240 cctccaacaa tcgcctgagg attctggctc atcagttgatgctttgcctg aatgagagcg 300 gacttaagtt tcccatcaga gggagctatt tgaattagataatcaagagc tagatccttt 360 attgtgggat cagaaaattt acttgtgagc gcatcgagaatttcgtcaga agaagaatca 420 tcatcgaacg aatttttcaa tcctcgaaaa tcttctccagagacttcgga aagatcttct 480 gtgaaacgat cttcaagagg agtatcgcct ttttcctctg520 67 276 DNA Chlamydia 67 gatccgaatt cggcacgagg tattgaagga gaaggatctgactcgatcta tgaaatcatg 60 atgcctatct atgaagttat gaatatggat ctagaaacacgaagatcttt tgcggtacag 120 caagggcact atcaggaccc aagagcttca gattatgacctcccacgtgc tagcgactat 180 gatttgccta gaagcccata tcctactcca cctttgccttctagatatca gctacagaat 240 atggatgtag aagcagggtt ccgtgaggca gtttat 276 68248 DNA Chlamydia 68 gatccgaatt cggcacgagg tgttcaagaa tatgtccttcaagaatgggt taaattgaaa 60 gatctaccgg tagaagagtt gctagaaaaa cgatatcagaaattccgaac gataggtcta 120 tatgaaactt cttctgaaag cgattctgag gcataagaagcatttagttt tattcggttt 180 ttctctttta tccatattag ggctaacgat aacgtctcaagcagaaattt tttctctagg 240 tcttattg 248 69 715 DNA Chlamydia unsure (34)n=A,T,C or G 69 gatccgaatt cggcacgaga aggtagatcc gatntcagca aaagtgctcctaaaggaaga 60 ttccttcggt atcctgcagc aaataaggtg gcacactcca tctcggacagtttgagcttt 120 attttcatat agttttcgac ggaactcttt attaaactcc caaaaccgaatgttagtcgt 180 gtgggtgatg cctatatggt aagggaggtt tttggcttcg agaatattggtgatcatttt 240 ttgtacgaca aaattagcta atgcagggac ctctgggggg aagtatgcatctgatgttcc 300 atcttttcgg atgctagcaa cagggacaaa ataatctcct atttggtagtgggatcttaa 360 gcctccgcac atgcccaaca tgatcgctgc tgtagcattg ggaaggaaagaacacagatc 420 tacggtaaga gctgctcctg gagagcctaa tttaaaatcg atgattgaggtgtgaatttg 480 aggcgcatgc gctgccgaaa acatggatcc tcgagaaaca gggacctgatagatttcagc 540 gaaaacatcc acggtaatac ccmaaattag taagaaggag atagggctggaactcttgaa 600 tggtagagcc ggtatagcgc tctagcatgt cacaggcgat tgtttcttcgctgatttttt 660 tatgttgatg ggtcataaat cacagatatt ataatggtta gagaatctttttttc 715 70 323 DNA Chlamydia 70 gatccgaatt cggcacgagc agaacgtaaacagcacactt aaaccgtgta tgaggtttaa 60 cactgtttgg caagcaaaca accattcctctttccacatc gttcttacca atacctctga 120 ggagcaatcc aacattctct cctgcacgaccttctgggag ttcttttctg aacatttcaa 180 ccccagtaac aatcgtttct ttagtatctctaagaccgac caactgaact ttatcggaaa 240 ctttaacaat tccacgctca atacgtccagttactacagt tcctcgtccg gagatagaga 300 acacgtcctc aatgggcatt aag 323 71715 DNA Chlamydia 71 gatccgaatt cggcacgagg aaaaaaagat tctctaaccattataatatc tgtgatttat 60 gacccatcaa cataaaaaaa tcagcgaaga aacaatcgcctgtgacatgc tagagcggct 120 ataccggctc taccattcaa gagttccagc cctatctccttcttactaat tttgggtatt 180 acgtggatgt tttcgctgaa atctatcagg tccctgtttctcgaggatcc atgttttcgg 240 gcagcgcatg cgcctcaaat tcacacctca atcatcgattttaaattagg ctctccagga 300 gcagctctta ccgtagatct gtgttctttc cttcccaatgctacagcagc gatcatgttg 360 ggcatgtgcg gaggcttaag atcccactac caaataggagattattttgt ccctgttgct 420 agcatccgaa aagatggaac atcagatgca tacttccccccagaggtccc tgcattagct 480 aattttgtcg tacaaaaaat gatcaccaat attctcgaagccaaaaacct cccttaccat 540 ataggcatca cccacacgac taacattcgg ttttgggagtttaataaaga gttccgtcga 600 aaactatatg aaaataaagc tcaaactgtc gagatggagtgtgccacctt atttgctgca 660 ggataccgaa ggaatcttcc tttaggagca cttttgctgatatcggatct acctt 715 72 641 DNA Chlamydia unsure (550) n=A,T,C or G 72gatccgaatt cggcacgaga tctcctcgag ctcgatcaaa cccacacttg ggacaagtac 60ctacaacata acggtccgct aaaaacttcc cttcttcctc agaatacagc tgttcggtca 120cctgattctc taccagtccg cgttcctgca agtttcgata gaaatcttgc acaatagcag 180gatgataagc gttcgtagtt ctggaaaaga aatctacaga aattcccaat ttcttgaagg 240tatctttatg aagcttatga tacatgtcga catattcttg ataccccatg cctgccaact 300ctgcattaag ggtaattgcg attccgtatt catcagaacc acaaatatac aaaacctctt 360tgccttgtag tctctgaaaa cgcgcataaa catctgcagg caaataagca ccggtaatat 420gtccaaaatg caaaggacca tttgcgtaag gcaacgcaga agtaataaga atacgggaag 480attccactat ttcacgtcgc tccagttgta cagagaagga tcttttcttc tggatgttcc 540gaaaccttgn tctcttcgnc tctctcctgt agcanacaaa tgnctctctc gacatctctt 600tcagcgtatt cggactgatg ccctaaagat cccnggangt t 641 73 584 DNA Chlamydiaunsure (460) n=A,T,C or G 73 gaattcggca cgagacattt ctagaatgga accggcaacaaacaaaaact ttgtatctga 60 agatgacttt aagcaatctt tagataggga agattttttggaatgggtct ttttatttgg 120 gacttattac ggaacgagta aggcggagat ttctagagttctgcaaaagg gtaagcactg 180 catagccgtg attgatgtac aaggagcttt ggctctgaagaagcaaatgc cggcagtcac 240 tatttttatt caagctccct ctcaagaaga acttgagcgccgtttgaatg ctcgggattc 300 agagaaagat ttccagaaga aagaaagatt agagcatagcgctgtcgaaa ttgctgccgc 360 tagcgaattt gattatgttg tggttaatga tgatttgattacagcatatc aagttttaag 420 aagtattttt atagctgaag aacataggat gagtcatggntagaaaagat cgtttaacta 480 atgaaagact gaataagcta tttgatagcc cctttagtttggntaattac gtaattaagc 540 nagctnagaa caaaattgct agaggagatg ttcgttcttctaac 584 74 465 DNA Chlamydia 74 gatccgaatt cggcacgagc tcgtgccgtttgggatcgtg taatcgcatc ggagaatggt 60 taagaaatta ttttcgagtg aaagagctaggcgtaatcat tacagatagc catactactc 120 caatgcggcg tggagtactg ggtatcgggctgtgttggta tggattttct ccattacaca 180 actatatagg atcgctagat tgtttcggtcgtcccttaca gatgacgcaa agtaatcttg 240 tagatgcctt agcagttgcg gctgttgtttgtatgggaga ggggaatgag caaacaccgt 300 tagcggtgat agagcaggca cctaatatggtctaccattc atatcctact tctcgagaag 360 agtattgttc tttgcgcata gatgaaacagaggacttata cggacctttt ttgcaagcgg 420 ttaccgtgga gtcaagaaaa gaaatgatggaggtgtttat gaatt 465 75 545 DNA Chlamydia 75 gaattcggca cgagatgaaaagttagcgtc acaggggatt ctcctaccaa agaattccga 60 aaagttttct tccaaaaacctcttcctctc ttgattagtg atccctctgc aactacttta 120 ctatatgttc tgtgaaatatgcatagtctt caggattgga aaatccaaag tactcagtca 180 atccacgaat tttctctctagcgatacgtg gaatttgact ctcataagaa tacaaagcag 240 ccactcctgc agctaaagaatctcctgtac accaccgcat gaaagtagct actttcgctt 300 ttgctgcttc actaggctcatgagcctcta actcttctgg agtaactcct agagcaaaca 360 caaactgctt ccacaaatcaatatgattag ggtaaccgtt ctcttcatcc atcaagttat 420 ctaacaataa cttacgcgcctctaaatcat cgcaacgact atgaatcgca gataaatatt 480 taggaaaggc tttgatatgtaaataatagt ctttggcata cgcctgtaat tgctctttag 540 taagc 545 76 797 DNAChlamydia unsure (788) n=A,T,C or G 76 gatccgaatt cggcacgaga tacgctagatgcgataaatg cggataatga ggattatcct 60 aaaccaggtg acttcccacg atcttccttctctagtacgc ctcctcatgc tccagtacct 120 caatctgaga ttccaacgtc acctacctcaacacagcctc catcacccta acttgtaaaa 180 actgtaataa aaagagcgcg cttcctttatgcaaaatcaa tttgaacaac tccttactga 240 attagggact caaatcaaca gccctcttactcctgattcc aataatgcct gtatagttcg 300 ctttggatac aacaatgttg ctgtacaaattgaagaggat ggtaattcag gatttttagt 360 tgctggagtc atgcttggaa aacttccagagaataccttt agacaaaaaa ttttcaaagc 420 tgctttgtct atcaatggat ctccgcaatctaatattaaa ggcactctag gatacggtga 480 aatctctaac caactctatc tctgtgatcggcttaacatg acctatctaa atggagaaaa 540 gctcgcccgt tacttagttc ttttttcgcagcatgccaat atctggatgc aatctatctc 600 aaaaggagaa cttccagatt tacatgctctaggtatgtat cacctgtaaa ttatgccgtc 660 attatcccaa tcccgacgta tcatccagcaatcttccatt cgaaagattt ggaatcagat 720 agatacttct cctaagcatg ggggtatgcgtaccggttat ttttctcttc atactcaaaa 780 aaagttgnng gggaata 797 77 399 DNAChlamydia 77 catatgcatc accatcacca tcacatgcca cgcatcattg gaattgatattcctgcaaag 60 aaaaagttaa aaataagtct gacatatatt tatggaatag gatcagctcgttctgatgaa 120 atcattaaaa agttgaagtt agatcctgag gcaagagcct ctgaattaactgaagaagaa 180 gtaggacgac tgaactctct gctacaatca gaatataccg tagaaggggatttgcgacgt 240 cgtgttcaat cggatatcaa aagattgatc gccatccatt cttatcgaggtcagagacat 300 agactttctt taccagtaag aggacaacgt acaaaaacta attctcgtactcgaaaaggt 360 aaaagaaaaa cagtcgcagg taagaagaaa taagaattc 399 78 285 DNAChlamydia 78 atgcatcacc atcaccatca catgagtcaa aaaaataaaa actctgcttttatgcatccc 60 gtgaatattt ccacagattt agcagttata gttggcaagg gacctatgcccagaaccgaa 120 attgtaaaga aagtttggga atacattaaa aaacacaact gtcaggatcaaaaaaataaa 180 cgtaatatcc ttcccgatgc gaatcttgcc aaagtctttg gctctagtgatcctatcgac 240 atgttccaaa tgaccaaagc cctttccaaa catattgtaa aataa 285 79950 DNA Chlamydia 79 aaattaactc gagcacaaat tacggcaatt gctgagcaaaagatgaagga catggatgtc 60 gttcttttag agtccgccga gagaatggtt gaagggactgcccgaagcat gggtgtagat 120 gtagagtaat tagttaaaga gctgcataat tatgacaaagcatggaaaac gcattcgtgg 180 tatccaagag acttacgatt tagctaagtc gtattctttgggtgaagcga tagatatttt 240 aaaacagtgt cctactgtgc gtttcgatca aacggttgatgtgtctgtta aattagggat 300 cgatccaaga aagagtgatc agcaaattcg tggttcggtttctttacctc acggtacagg 360 taaagttttg cgaattttag tttttgctgc tggagataaggctgcagagg ctattgaagc 420 aggagcggac tttgttggta gcgacgactt ggtagaaaaaatcaaaggtg gatgggttga 480 cttcgatgtt gcggttgcca ctcccgatat gatgagagaggtcggaaagc taggaaaagt 540 tttaggtcca agaaacctta tgcctacgcc taaagccggaactgtaacaa cagatgtggt 600 taaaactatt gcggaactgc gaaaaggtaa aattgaatttaaagctgatc gagctggtgt 660 atgcaacgtc ggagttgcga agctttcttt cgatagtgcgcaaatcaaag aaaatgttga 720 agcgttgtgt gcagccttag ttaaagctaa gcccgcaactgctaaaggac aatatttagt 780 taatttcact atttcctcga ccatggggcc aggggttaccgtggatacta gggagttgat 840 tgcgttataa ttctaagttt aaagaggaaa aatgaaagaagagaaaaagt tgctgcttcg 900 cgaggttgaa gaaaagataa ccgcttctca aggttttattttgttgagat 950 80 395 DNA Chlamydia 80 tttcaaggat tttgttttcc cgatcatcttactaaatgca gctccaacaa tcacatcatg 60 ggctggttta gcatctaagg caacagaagctcctctgctg taataagtga attcttcaga 120 agtaggtgtt cctacttgcg atagcatcgttcctagtcct gatatccaca ggttgttata 180 gctaacttca tcaaagcgag ctagattcattttatcgttg agcaagcctt gtttgactgt 240 gaccattgac atttgagatc ccagaatcgagttcgcatag aaatgattgt ctctaggtac 300 ataagcccat tgtctataag agtcaaatttccagagcgct gagatcgttc cattttgtag 360 ttgatcagga tccagagtga gtgttcctgtatatc 395 81 2085 DNA Chlamydia 81 atttggcgaa ggagtttggg ctacggctattaataaatca ttcgtgttcg ctgcctccaa 60 gaccagattg tgtactttct tatgaagaatctcctattga gcaaatgttg cgttggggag 120 agtctcagtt agaacaattt gctcaagtaggtttagatac aagttggcaa gttgttttcg 180 atccaggaat aggatttggg aagactcccgttcagtcgat gttattgatg gatggagtaa 240 agcagtttaa acgtgtttta gagtgtcctgtattaatagg ccattctaga aaatcgtgtt 300 tgagtatgtt gggccgattt aatagtgacgatcgtgattg ggaaacgatc ggctgttctg 360 tatctcttca tgatcgagga gttgattatctacgtgtgca tcaggttgaa ggtaacagac 420 gtgccttagc cgctgctgct tgggctggtatgtttgtatg atccaagcaa caggtatcgt 480 tgctattgat cccagaggag tgatgggagctttaggcaag ctcccttgga gttatcccga 540 agatctacgt ttttttgcag aaaccattcgaaatcatccc atcattatgg gacgaaagac 600 ttgggagtct cttccagaca agtataagcatgggcgggat atcgttgtct tttctcgcag 660 gatgcatcca ccacaatgca taggagtttcttcctttgca gagtatggga cactatcttt 720 gaatcatccg tttttaattg ggggagcggagctctttgaa agttttttcc aacaaaacct 780 tctgaaagct tgttttgtca cacatatcaaaaagaaatat tggggcgata ctttcttccc 840 tatcacgcga ttatcaggat ggaagaaggaatgtatttgt aatacagagg atttcagtat 900 ttattattat gaaaataact ccgatcaaaacacgtaaagt atttgcacat gattcgcttc 960 aagagatctt gcaagaggct ttgccgcctctgcaagaacg gagtgtggta gttgtctctt 1020 caaagattgt gagtttatgt gaaggcgctgtcgctgatgc aagaatgtgc aaagcagagt 1080 tgataaaaaa agaagcggat gcttatttgttttgtgagaa aagcgggata tatctaacga 1140 aaaaagaagg tattttgatt ccttctgcagggattgatga atcgaatacg gaccagcctt 1200 ttgttttata tcctaaagat attttgggatcgtgtaatcg catcggagaa tggttaagaa 1260 attattttcg agtgaaagag ctaggcgtaatcattacaga tagccatact actccaatgc 1320 ggcgtggagt actgggtatc gggctgtgttggtatggatt ttctccatta cacaactata 1380 taggatcgct agattgtttc ggtcgtcccttacagatgac gcaaagtaat cttgtagatg 1440 ccttagcagt tgcggctgtt gtttgtatgggagaggggaa tgagcaaaca ccgttagcgg 1500 tgatagagca ggcacctaat atggtctaccattcatatcc tacttctcga gaagagtatt 1560 gttctttgcg catagatgaa acagaggacttatacggacc ttttttgcaa gcggttacgt 1620 ggagtcaaga aaagaaatga tggaggtgtttatgaatttt ttagatcagt tagatttaat 1680 tattcaaaat aagcatatgc tagaacacacgttttatgtg aaatggtcga agggggagct 1740 tactaaagag caattacagg cgtatgccaaagactattat ttacatatca aagcctttcc 1800 taaatattta tctgcgattc atagtcgttgcgatgattta gaggcgcgta agttattgtt 1860 agataacttg atggatgaag agaacggttaccctaatcat attgatttgt ggaagcagtt 1920 tgtgtttgct ctaggagtta ctccagaagagttagaggct catgagccta gtgaagcagc 1980 aaaagcgaaa gtagctactt tcatgcggtggtgtacagga gattctttag ctgcaggagt 2040 ggctgctttg tattcttatg agagtcaaattccacgtatc gcctc 2085 82 405 DNA Chlamydia 82 ttcatcggtc tagttcgctattctactctc caatggttcc gcatttttgg gcagagcttc 60 gcaatcatta tgcaacgagtggtttgaaaa gcgggtacaa tattgggagt accgatgggt 120 ttctccctgt cattgggcctgttatatggg agtcggaggg tcttttccgc gcttatattt 180 cttcggtgac tgatggggatggtaagagcc ataaagtagg atttctaaga attcctacat 240 atagttggca ggacatggaagattttgatc cttcaggacc gcctccttgg gaagaattgt 300 attggctcca taaagggaggagaaaacttc gatataggga atcgtatcaa ggtgaaagta 360 gcaaaaaata aattagctcctccattccga actgcagaat ttgat 405 83 379 DNA Chlamydia 83 tataccattcgtttgaaagt gcctttgacg ggagaaagtg tttttgaaga tcaatgcaaa 60 ggtcgtgtcgttttcccttg ggcagatgtt gacgatcaag ttttggttaa atcagacggg 120 ttccctacgtatcactttgc taatgtagtt gatgatcatt tgatggggat tacccatgtg 180 ttgcgaggggaagagtggtt aagttctaca cctaaacacc ttcttcttta caaagctttt 240 gggtgggagcctccgcagtt tttccatatg ccgcttcttc taaatcctga tggaagtaag 300 ctttccaagagaaagaatcc tacttctatt ttttactatc gggatgctgg atacaaaaaa 360 gaagcgttcatgaatttcc 379 84 715 DNA Chlamydia 84 tcaatcctgt attaataatt ctggttcttagactacataa attaggaacg cctgatgagt 60 atccataact aatcgcgtag ggcttagaatcaccttctcg taccaaagct agaacaacgc 120 cgccttccat tcttgatgca ataatatctgctgagactaa gaacatgctc ccagagcttt 180 tgggtgtgac tgtgaatttt cctatttcagttcctcctaa taaagtttca atgttcctgg 240 gagtgaataa cccgttgcat tgaattttattagtgattgg aaagttgtta aaagctttca 300 acaaacctag agaagggtct gttgtgattttgtctaaaat atcttggact gtactatcaa 360 caatagtatc agcaattcca ccaagaatttgatctcccaa cttttctaga ataagctggt 420 aagctttttc cgcatccaaa ccaattgtaatagaagcatt ggttgatgga ttattggaga 480 ctgttaaaga tattccatca gaagctgtcattttggctgc gacaggtgtt gatgttgtcc 540 caaggattat ttgctggtcc ttgagcggctctgtcatttg cccaactttg atattatcag 600 caaagacgca gttttgagtg ttatacaaataaaaaccaga atttcccatt ttaaaactct 660 tttttatttt gagctttaaa taaattaggtttttagtttc aagtttgcta ttaat 715 85 476 DNA Chlamydia 85 ctcgtgccgctcgtgccgct cgtgccggtc ttttagaaga gcgtgaagct ttaaataatt 60 cgattacgtttatcatggat aagcgtaatt ggatagaaac cgagtctgaa caggtacaag 120 tggttttcagagatagtaca gcttgcttag gaggaggcgc tattgcagct caagaaattg 180 tttctattcagaacaatcag gctgggattt ccttcgaggg aggtaaggct agtttcggag 240 gaggtattgcgtgtggatct ttttcttccg caggcggtgc ttctgtttta gggactattg 300 atatttcgaagaatttaggc gcgatttcgt tctctcgtac tttatgtacg acctcagatt 360 taggacaaatggagtaccag ggaggaggag ctctatttgg tgaaaatatt tctctttctg 420 agaatgctggtgtgctcacc tttaaagaca acattgtgaa gacttttgct tcgaat 476 86 1551 DNAChlamydia 86 gcgtatcgat atttcttctg ttacattctt tatagggatt ctgttggctgttaatgcgct 60 aacctactct catgtattac gggatttatc tgtgagtatg gatgcgctgttttctcgtaa 120 cacgcttgct gttcttttag gtttagtctc tagcgtttta gataatgtgccattagtcgc 180 tgcaacaata ggtatgtatg acttacctat gaacgatcct ctttggaaactcattgccta 240 tacagcaggc acagggggaa gtattctcat cattggatcc gctgcaggtgttgcctacat 300 gggaatggaa aaagtgagtt tcggctggta tgtcaaacac gcttcttggattgctttagc 360 cagttatttt ggaggtctag cagtctattt tctaatggaa aattgtgtgaatttgttcgt 420 ttgaggtagt cagtatggca gagtttcttt aaaaattctt ttaataaaagggttctctgc 480 ctattctagg cccctttttg aatggaaaaa tgggtttttg gagaacatcgattatgaaaa 540 tgaataggat ttggctatta ctgcttacct tttcttctgc catacattctcctgtacgag 600 gagaaagctt ggtttgcaag aatgctcttc aagatttgag ttttttagagcatttattac 660 aggttaaata tgctcctaaa acatggaaag agcaatactt aggatgggatcttgttcaaa 720 gctccgtttc tgcacagcag aagcttcgta cacaagaaaa tccatcaacaagtttttgcc 780 agcaggtcct tgctgatttt atcggaggat taaatgactt tcacgctggagtaactttct 840 ttgcgataga aagtgcttac cttccttata ccgtacaaaa aagtagtgacggccgtttct 900 actttgtaga tatcatgact ttttcttcag agatccgtgt tggagatgagttgctagagg 960 tggatggggc gcctgtccaa gatgtgctcg ctactctata tggaagcaatcacaaaggga 1020 ctgcagctga agagtcggct gctttaagaa cactattttc tcgcatggcctctttagggc 1080 acaaagtacc ttctgggcgc actactttaa agattcgtcg tccttttggtactacgagag 1140 aagttcgtgt gaaatggcgt tatgttcctg aaggtgtagg agatttggctaccatagctc 1200 cttctatcag ggctccacag ttacagaaat cgatgagaag ctttttccctaagaaagatg 1260 atgcgtttca tcggtctagt tcgctattct actctccaat ggttccgcatttttgggcag 1320 agcttcgcaa tcattatgca acgagtggtt tgaaaagcgg gtacaatattgggagtaccg 1380 atgggtttct ccctgtcatt gggcctgtta tatgggagtc ggagggtcttttccgcgctt 1440 atatttcttc ggtgactgat ggggatggta agagccataa agtaggatttctaagaattc 1500 ctacatatag ttggcaggac atggaagatt ttgatccttc aggaccgcct c1551 87 3031 DNA Chlamydia 87 atgtaggccc tcaagcggtt ttattgttagaccaaattcg agatctattc gttgggtcta 60 aagatagtca ggctgaagga cagtataggttaattgtagg agatccaagt tctttccaag 120 agaaagatgc agatactctt cccgggaaggtagagcaaag tactttgttc tcagtaacca 180 atcccgtggt tttccaaggt gtggaccaacaggatcaagt ctcttcccaa gggttaattt 240 gtagttttac gagcagcaac cttgattctccccgtgacgg agaatctttt ttaggtattg 300 cttttgttgg ggatagtagt aaggctggaatcacattaac tgacgtgaaa gcttctttgt 360 ctggagcggc tttatattct acagaagatcttatctttga aaagattaag ggtggattgg 420 aatttgcatc atgttcttct ctagaacaggggggagcttg tgcagctcaa agtattttga 480 ttcatgattg tcaaggattg caggttaaacactgtactac agccgtgaat gctgaggggt 540 ctagtgcgaa tgatcatctt ggatttggaggaggcgcttt ctttgttacg ggttctcttt 600 ctggagagaa aagtctctat atgcctgcaggagatatggt agttgcgaat tgtgatgggg 660 ctatatcttt tgaaggaaac agcgcgaactttgctaatgg aggagcgatt gctgcctctg 720 ggaaagtgct ttttgtcgct aatgataaaaagacttcttt tatagagaac cgagctttgt 780 ctggaggagc gattgcagcc tcttctgatattgcctttca aaactgcgca gaactagttt 840 tcaaaggcaa ttgtgcaatt ggaacagaggataaaggttc tttaggtgga ggggctatat 900 cttctctagg caccgttctt ttgcaagggaatcacgggat aacttgtgat aataatgagt 960 ctgcttcgca aggaggcgcc atttttggcaaaaattgtca gatttctgac aacgaggggc 1020 cagtggtttt cagagatagt acagcttgcttaggaggagg cgctattgca gctcaagaaa 1080 ttgtttctat tcagaacaat caggctgggatttccttcga gggaggtaag gctagtttcg 1140 gaggaggtat tgcgtgtgga tctttttcttccgcaggcgg tgcttctgtt ttagggacta 1200 ttgatatttc gaagaattta ggcgcgatttcgttctctcg tactttatgt acgacctcag 1260 atttaggaca aatggagtac cagggaggaggagctctatt tggtgaaaat atttctcttt 1320 ctgagaatgc tggtgtgctc acctttaaagacaacattgt gaagactttt gcttcgaatg 1380 ggaaaattct gggaggagga gcgattttagctactggtaa ggtggaaatt accaataatt 1440 ccggaggaat ttcttttaca ggaaatgcgagagctccaca agctcttcca actcaagagg 1500 agtttccttt attcagcaaa aaagaagggcgaccactctc ttcaggatat tctgggggag 1560 gagcgatttt aggaagagaa gtagctattctccacaacgc tgcagtagta tttgagcaaa 1620 atcgtttgca gtgcagcgaa gaagaagcgacattattagg ttgttgtgga ggaggcgctg 1680 ttcatgggat ggatagcact tcgattgttggcaactcttc agtaagattt ggtaataatt 1740 acgcaatggg acaaggagtc tcaggaggagctcttttatc taaaacagtg cagttagctg 1800 gaaatggaag cgtcgatttt tctcgaaatattgctagttt gggaggacgc aatgttctgt 1860 tagcttcaga aacctttgct tccagagcaaatacatctcc ttcatcgctt cgctccttat 1920 atttccaagt aacctcatcc ccctctaattgcgctaattt acatcaaatg cttgcttctt 1980 actcgccatc agagaaaacc gctgttatggagtttctagt gaatggcatg gtagcagatt 2040 taaaatcgga gggcccttcc attcctcctgcaaaattgca agtatatatg acggaactaa 2100 gcaatctcca agccttacac tctgtagatagcttttttga tagaaatatt gggaacttgg 2160 aaaatagctt aaagcatgaa ggacatgcccctattccatc cttaacgaca ggaaatttaa 2220 ctaaaacctt cttacaatta gtagaagataaattcccttc ctcttccaaa gctcaaaagg 2280 cattaaatga actggtaggc ccagatactggtcctcaaac tgaagtttta aacttattct 2340 tccgcgctct taatggctgt tcgcctagaatattctctgg agctgaaaaa aaacagcagc 2400 tggcatcggt tatcacaaat acgctagatgcgataaatgc ggataatgag gattatccta 2460 aaccaggtga cttcccacga tcttccttctctagtacgcc tcctcatgct ccagtacctc 2520 aatctgagat tccaacgtca cctacctcaacacagcctcc atcaccctaa cttgtaaaaa 2580 ctgtaataaa aagagcgcgc ttcctttatgcaaaatcaat ttgaacaact ccttactgaa 2640 ttagggactc aaatcaacag ccctcttactcctgattcca ataatgcctg tatagttcgc 2700 tttggataca acaatgttgc tgtacaaattgaagaggatg gtaattcagg atttttagtt 2760 gctggagtca tgcttggaaa acttccagagaataccttta gacaaaaaat tttcaaagct 2820 gctttgtcta tcaatggatc tccgcaatctaatattaaag gcactctagg atacggtgaa 2880 atctctaacc aactctatct ctgtgatcggcttaacatga cctatctaaa tggagaaaag 2940 ctcgcccgtt acttagttct tttttcgcagcatgccaata tctggatgca atctatctca 3000 aaaggagaac ttccagattt acatgctcta g3031 88 976 DNA Chlamydia 88 aggtggatgg ggcgcctgtc caagatgtgc tcgctactctatatggaagc aatcacaaag 60 ggactgcagc tgaagagtcg gctgctttaa gaacactattttctcgcatg gcctctttag 120 ggcacaaagt accttctggg cgcactactt taaagattcgtcgtcctttt ggtactacga 180 gagaagttcg tgtgaaatgg cgttatgttc ctgaaggtgtaggagatttg gctaccatag 240 ctccttctat cagggctcca cagttacaga aatcgatgagaagctttttc cctaagaaag 300 atgatgcgtt tcatcggtct agttcgctat tctactctccaatggttccg catttttggg 360 cagagcttcg caatcattat gcaacgagtg gtttgaaaagcgggtacaat attgggagta 420 ccgatgggtt tctccctgtc attgggcctg ttatatgggagtcggagggt cttttccgcg 480 cttatatttc ttcggtgact gatggggatg gtaagagccataaagtagga tttctaagaa 540 ttcctacata tagttggcag gacatggaag attttgatccttcaggaccg cctccttggg 600 aagaatttgc taagattatt caagtatttt cttctaatacagaagctttg attatcgacc 660 aaacgaacaa cccaggtggt agtgtccttt atctttatgcactgctttcc atgttgacag 720 accgtccttt agaacttcct aaacatagaa tgattctgactcaggatgaa gtggttgatg 780 ctttagattg gttaaccctg ttggaaaacg tagacacaaacgtggagtct cgccttgctc 840 tgggagacaa catggaagga tatactgtgg atctacaggttgccgagtat ttaaaaagct 900 ttggacgtca agtattgaat tgttggagta aaggggatatcgagttatca acacctattc 960 ctctttttgg ttttga 976 89 94 PRT Chlamydia 89Met His His His His His His Met Ser Gln Lys Asn Lys Asn Ser Ala 5 10 15Phe Met His Pro Val Asn Ile Ser Thr Asp Leu Ala Val Ile Val Gly 20 25 30Lys Gly Pro Met Pro Arg Thr Glu Ile Val Lys Lys Val Trp Glu Tyr 35 40 45Ile Lys Lys His Asn Cys Gln Asp Gln Lys Asn Lys Arg Asn Ile Leu 50 55 60Pro Asp Ala Asn Leu Ala Lys Val Phe Gly Ser Ser Asp Pro Ile Asp 65 70 7580 Met Phe Gln Met Thr Lys Ala Leu Ser Lys His Ile Val Lys 85 90 90 474PRT Chlamydia 90 Met Ala Ser His His His His His His Met Asn Glu Ala PheAsp Cys 5 10 15 Val Val Ile Gly Ala Gly Pro Gly Gly Tyr Val Ala Ala IleThr Ala 20 25 30 Ala Gln Ala Gly Leu Lys Thr Ala Leu Ile Glu Lys Arg GluAla Gly 35 40 45 Gly Thr Cys Leu Asn Arg Gly Cys Ile Pro Ser Lys Ala LeuLeu Ala 50 55 60 Gly Ala Glu Val Val Thr Gln Ile Arg His Ala Asp Gln PheGly Ile 65 70 75 80 His Val Glu Gly Phe Ser Ile Asn Tyr Pro Ala Met ValGln Arg Lys 85 90 95 Asp Ser Val Val Arg Ser Ile Arg Asp Gly Leu Asn GlyLeu Ile Arg 100 105 110 Ser Asn Lys Ile Thr Val Phe Ser Gly Arg Gly SerLeu Ile Ser Ser 115 120 125 Thr Glu Val Lys Ile Leu Gly Glu Asn Pro SerVal Ile Lys Ala His 130 135 140 Ser Ile Ile Leu Ala Thr Gly Ser Glu ProArg Ala Phe Pro Gly Ile 145 150 155 160 Pro Phe Ser Ala Glu Ser Pro ArgIle Leu Cys Ser Thr Gly Val Leu 165 170 175 Asn Leu Lys Glu Ile Pro GlnLys Met Ala Ile Ile Gly Gly Gly Val 180 185 190 Ile Gly Cys Glu Phe AlaSer Leu Phe His Thr Leu Gly Ser Glu Val 195 200 205 Ser Val Ile Glu AlaSer Ser Gln Ile Leu Ala Leu Asn Asn Pro Asp 210 215 220 Ile Ser Lys ThrMet Phe Asp Lys Phe Thr Arg Gln Gly Leu Arg Phe 225 230 235 240 Val LeuGlu Ala Ser Val Ser Asn Ile Glu Asp Ile Gly Asp Arg Val 245 250 255 ArgLeu Thr Ile Asn Gly Asn Val Glu Glu Tyr Asp Tyr Val Leu Val 260 265 270Ser Ile Gly Arg Arg Leu Asn Thr Glu Asn Ile Gly Leu Asp Lys Ala 275 280285 Gly Val Ile Cys Asp Glu Arg Gly Val Ile Pro Thr Asp Ala Thr Met 290295 300 Arg Thr Asn Val Pro Asn Ile Tyr Ala Ile Gly Asp Ile Thr Gly Lys305 310 315 320 Trp Gln Leu Ala His Val Ala Ser His Gln Gly Ile Ile AlaAla Arg 325 330 335 Asn Ile Gly Gly His Lys Glu Glu Ile Asp Tyr Ser AlaVal Pro Ser 340 345 350 Val Ile Phe Thr Phe Pro Glu Val Ala Ser Val GlyLeu Ser Pro Thr 355 360 365 Ala Ala Gln Gln Gln Lys Ile Pro Val Lys ValThr Lys Phe Pro Phe 370 375 380 Arg Ala Ile Gly Lys Ala Val Ala Met GlyGlu Ala Asp Gly Phe Ala 385 390 395 400 Ala Ile Ile Ser His Glu Thr ThrGln Gln Ile Leu Gly Ala Tyr Val 405 410 415 Ile Gly Pro His Ala Ser SerLeu Ile Ser Glu Ile Thr Leu Ala Val 420 425 430 Arg Asn Glu Leu Thr LeuPro Cys Ile Tyr Glu Thr Ile His Ala His 435 440 445 Pro Thr Leu Ala GluVal Trp Ala Glu Ser Ala Leu Leu Ala Val Asp 450 455 460 Thr Pro Leu HisMet Pro Pro Ala Lys Lys 465 470 91 129 PRT Chlamydia 91 Met His His HisHis His His Met Pro Arg Ile Ile Gly Ile Asp Ile 5 10 15 Pro Ala Lys LysLys Leu Lys Ile Ser Leu Thr Tyr Ile Tyr Gly Ile 20 25 30 Gly Ser Ala ArgSer Asp Glu Ile Ile Lys Lys Leu Lys Leu Asp Pro 35 40 45 Glu Ala Arg AlaSer Glu Leu Thr Glu Glu Glu Val Gly Arg Leu Asn 50 55 60 Ser Leu Leu GlnSer Glu Tyr Thr Val Glu Gly Asp Leu Arg Arg Arg 65 70 75 80 Val Gln SerAsp Ile Lys Arg Leu Ile Ala Ile His Ser Tyr Arg Gly 85 90 95 Gln Arg HisArg Leu Ser Leu Pro Val Arg Gly Gln Arg Thr Lys Thr 100 105 110 Asn SerArg Thr Arg Lys Gly Lys Arg Lys Thr Val Ala Gly Lys Lys 115 120 125 Lys92 202 PRT Chlamydia 92 Met His His His His His His Met Gly Ser Leu ValGly Arg Gln Ala 5 10 15 Pro Asp Phe Ser Gly Lys Ala Val Val Cys Gly GluGlu Lys Glu Ile 20 25 30 Ser Leu Ala Asp Phe Arg Gly Lys Tyr Val Val LeuPhe Phe Tyr Pro 35 40 45 Lys Asp Phe Thr Tyr Val Cys Pro Thr Glu Leu HisAla Phe Gln Asp 50 55 60 Arg Leu Val Asp Phe Glu Glu His Gly Ala Val ValLeu Gly Cys Ser 65 70 75 80 Val Asp Asp Ile Glu Thr His Ser Arg Trp LeuThr Val Ala Arg Asp 85 90 95 Ala Gly Gly Ile Glu Gly Thr Glu Tyr Pro LeuLeu Ala Asp Pro Ser 100 105 110 Phe Lys Ile Ser Glu Ala Phe Gly Val LeuAsn Pro Glu Gly Ser Leu 115 120 125 Ala Leu Arg Ala Thr Phe Leu Ile AspLys His Gly Val Ile Arg His 130 135 140 Ala Val Ile Asn Asp Leu Pro LeuGly Arg Ser Ile Asp Glu Glu Leu 145 150 155 160 Arg Ile Leu Asp Ser LeuIle Phe Phe Glu Asn His Gly Met Val Cys 165 170 175 Pro Ala Asn Trp ArgSer Gly Glu Arg Gly Met Val Pro Ser Glu Glu 180 185 190 Gly Leu Lys GluTyr Phe Gln Thr Met Asp 195 200 93 19 PRT Artificial Sequence made in alab 93 Glu Asn Ser Leu Gln Asp Pro Thr Asn Lys Arg Asn Ile Asn Pro Asp 15 10 15 Asp Lys Leu 94 20 PRT Artificial Sequence Made in a lab 94 AspPro Thr Asn Lys Arg Asn Ile Asn Pro Asp Asp Lys Leu Ala Lys 1 5 10 15Val Phe Gly Thr 20 95 20 PRT Artificial Sequence Made in a lab 95 LysArg Asn Ile Asn Pro Asp Asp Lys Leu Ala Lys Val Phe Gly Thr 1 5 10 15Glu Lys Pro Ile 20 96 20 PRT Artificial Sequence Made in a lab 96 AspAsp Lys Leu Ala Lys Val Phe Gly Thr Glu Lys Pro Ile Asp Met 1 5 10 15Phe Gln Met Thr 20 97 20 PRT Artificial Sequence Made in a lab 97 LysVal Phe Gly Thr Glu Lys Pro Ile Asp Met Phe Gln Met Thr Lys 1 5 10 15Met Val Ser Gln 20 98 20 PRT Artificial Sequence Made in a lab 98 AsnLys Arg Asn Ile Asn Pro Asp Asp Lys Leu Ala Lys Val Phe Gly 1 5 10 15Thr Glu Lys Pro 20 99 16 PRT Artificial Sequence Made in a lab 99 AsnLys Arg Asn Ile Leu Pro Asp Ala Asn Leu Ala Lys Val Phe Gly 1 5 10 15100 15 PRT Artificial Sequence Made in a lab 100 Lys Met Trp Asp Tyr IleLys Glu Asn Ser Leu Gln Asp Pro Thr 1 5 10 15 101 20 PRT ArtificialSequence Made in a lab 101 Thr Glu Ile Val Lys Lys Val Trp Glu Tyr IleLys Lys His Asn Cys 1 5 10 15 Gln Asp Gln Lys 20 102 20 PRT ArtificialSequence Made in a lab 102 Lys Val Trp Glu Tyr Ile Lys Lys His Asn CysGln Asp Gln Lys Asn 1 5 10 15 Lys Arg Asn Ile 20 103 15 PRT ArtificialSequence Made in a lab 103 Lys Val Trp Glu Tyr Ile Lys Lys His Asn CysGln Asp Gln Lys 1 5 10 15 104 20 PRT Artificial Sequence Made in a lab104 Ala Glu Leu Thr Glu Glu Glu Val Gly Arg Leu Asn Ala Leu Leu Gln 1 510 15 Ser Asp Tyr Val 20 105 21 PRT Artificial Sequence Made in a lab105 Leu Gln Ser Asp Tyr Val Val Glu Gly Asp Leu Arg Arg Arg Val Gln 1 510 15 Ser Asp Ile Lys Arg 20 106 20 PRT Artificial Sequence Made in alab 106 Met Pro Arg Ile Ile Gly Ile Asp Ile Pro Ala Lys Lys Lys Leu Lys1 5 10 15 Ile Ser Leu Thr 20 107 20 PRT Artificial Sequence Made in alab 107 Ala Glu Leu Thr Glu Glu Glu Val Gly Arg Leu Asn Ala Leu Leu Gln1 5 10 15 Ser Asp Tyr Val 20 108 20 PRT Artificial Sequence Made in alab 108 Leu Asn Ala Leu Leu Gln Ser Asp Tyr Val Val Glu Gly Asp Leu Arg1 5 10 15 Arg Arg Val Gln 20 109 20 PRT Artificial Sequence Made in alab 109 Leu Asn Ser Leu Leu Gln Ser Glu Tyr Thr Val Glu Gly Asp Leu Arg1 5 10 15 Arg Arg Val Gln 20 110 1461 DNA Chlamydia 110 ctatctatgaagttatgaat atggatctag aaacacgaag atcttttgcg gtacagcaag 60 ggcactatcaggacccaaga gcttcagatt atgacctccc acgtgctagc gactatgatt 120 tgcctagaagcccatatcct actccacctt tgccttctag atatcagcta cagaatatgg 180 atgtagaagcagggttccgt gaggcagttt atgcttcttt tgtagcagga atgtacaatt 240 atgtagtgacacagccgcaa gagcgtattc ccaatagtca gcaggtggaa gggattctgc 300 gtgatatgcttaccaacggg tcacagacat ttagcaacct gatgcagcgt tgggatagag 360 aagtcgatagggaataaact ggtatctacc ataggtttgt atcaaaaaac taagcccacc 420 aagaagaaattctctttggt gggcttcttt ttttattcaa aaaagaaagc cctcttcaag 480 attatctcgtgccgctcgtg ccgaattcgg cacgagcggc acgaggagct gtaagtaagt 540 attgccaagagttggaagaa aaaatattag atttgtgtaa gcgtcatgcc gcaacaattt 600 gctccattgaggaggatgct aaacaagaaa ttcgtcatca gacagaaagg tttaaacagc 660 ggttgcaacaaaatcagaac acttgcagtc aattaacagc agagttgtgt aaattgagat 720 ctgagaataaggcattatcg gagcggctgc aggtgcaggc atcccgtcgt aaaaaataat 780 taaagactcctcagatattg catctgagag ttaggggttc cttttgctta cggcgcttta 840 gttctgcatgttgcggattt atagtgattt gcgagtaaag cgccgttctg atacagtttt 900 tccgctttaaaaataaaaag gtggaaaaat gagtactact attagcggag acgcttcttc 960 tttaccgttgccaacagctt cctgcgtaga gacaaaatct acttcgtctt caacaaaagg 1020 gaatacttgttccaaaattt tggatatagc tttagctatc gtaggcgctt tagttgttgt 1080 cgctggggtattagctttgg ttttgtgcgc tagcaatgtc atatttactg taataggtat 1140 tcctgcattaattattggat ctgcttgtgt gggtgcggga atatctcgtc ttatgtatcg 1200 atcctcttatgctagcttag aagcaaaaaa tgttttggct gagcaacgtt tgcgtaatct 1260 ttcagaagagaaggacgctt tggcctccgt ctctttcatt aataagatgt ttctgcgagg 1320 tcttacggacgatctccaag ctttggaagc taaggtaatg gaatttgaga ttgattgttt 1380 ggacagattagagaaaaatg agcaagcttt attgtccgat gtgcgcttag ttttatctag 1440 ctacacaagatggttggata g 1461 111 267 DNA Chlamydia 111 gtcctcttct tattatagcagaagacattg aaggcgaagc tttagctact ttggtcgtga 60 acagaattcg tggaggattccgggtttgcg cagttaaagc tccaggcttt ggagatagaa 120 gaaaagctat gttggaagacatcgctatct taactggcgg tcaactcatt agcgaagagt 180 tgggcatgaa attagaaaacgctaacttag ctatgttagg taaagctaaa aaagttatcg 240 tttctaaaga agacacgaccatcgtcg 267 112 698 DNA Chlamydia 112 tgataagcaa gcaaccgctc aactagcagctctaactatt aaaaaaatcc tctgttttga 60 tgaaaattcc tacgagaagg agctggcatgcttagaaaag aaacgcagta gcgtacaaaa 120 agatctgagc caactgaaaa aatacacagttctctacatc aagaagctgc tcgaaaccta 180 cagacaactc gggcatcgaa agacaaaaattgcaaaattt gatgacctac ctaccgagag 240 agtctccgct cataagaaag caaaagaactcgctgcgctc gatcaagaag agaacttcta 300 aaacgtgact cggcccttga gatccttaaactctcgggcc aaaaagacta cagtcttctc 360 gagaagaaaa acggtgttag aaaatacgcgcgctaagact ttctctaaca atgactcaaa 420 aagctgtaaa cgtatacgtt taccgctcttccataatttc taggctgact ttcacattat 480 ctcgacttgc tacggaaacc aataaagtacggatagcctt aatagtgcgt ccttctttac 540 cgataatttt accgatatct cccttagcaacagtcaattc gtagataatc gtattggttc 600 cctgcacctc tttcagatgc acttcctctggcttatcaac aagatttttt acaatgtacg 660 ctaaaaactc tttcatgcga agcaaatcctacacaagc 698 113 1142 DNA Chlamydia 113 ctcttcaaag attgtgagtt tatgtgaaggcgctgtcgct gatgcaagaa tgtgcaaagc 60 agagttgata aaaaaagaag cggatgcttatttgttttgt gagaaaagcg ggatatatct 120 aacgaaaaaa gaaggtattt tgattccttctgcagggatt gatgaatcga atacggacca 180 gccttttgtt ttatatccta aagatattttgggatcgtgt aatcgcatcg gagaatggtt 240 aagaaattat tttcgagtga aagagctaggcgtaatcatt acagatagcc atactactcc 300 aatgcggcgt ggagtactgg gtatcgggctgtgttggtat ggattttctc cattacacaa 360 ctatatagga tcgctagatt gtttcggtcgtcccttacag atgacgcaaa gtaatcttgt 420 agatgcctta gcagttgcgg ctgttgtttgtatgggagag gggaatgagc aaacaccgtt 480 agcggtgata gagcaggcac ctaatatggtctaccattca tatcctactt ctcgagaaga 540 gtattgttct ttgcgcatag atgaaacagaggacttatac ggaccttttt tgcaagcggt 600 tacgtggagt caagaaaaga aatgatggaggtgtttatga attttttaga tcagttagat 660 ttaattattc aaaataagca tatgctagaacacacgtttt atgtgaaatg gtcgaagggg 720 gagcttacta aagagcaatt acaggcgtatgccaaagact attatttaca tatcaaagcc 780 tttcctaaat atttatctgc gattcatagtcgttgcgatg atttagaggc gcgtaagtta 840 ttgttagata acttgatgga tgaagagaacggttacccta atcatattga tttgtggaag 900 cagtttgtgt ttgctctagg agttactccagaagagttag aggctcatga gcctagtgaa 960 gcagcaaaag cgaaagtagc tactttcatgcggtggtgta caggagattc tttagctgca 1020 ggagtggctg ctttgtattc ttatgagagtcaaattccac gtatcgctag agagaaaatt 1080 cgtggattga ctgagtactt tggattttccaatcctgaag actatgcata tttcacagaa 1140 ca 1142 114 976 DNA Chlamydia 114aggtggatgg ggcgcctgtc caagatgtgc tcgctactct atatggaagc aatcacaaag 60ggactgcagc tgaagagtcg gctgctttaa gaacactatt ttctcgcatg gcctctttag 120ggcacaaagt accttctggg cgcactactt taaagattcg tcgtcctttt ggtactacga 180gagaagttcg tgtgaaatgg cgttatgttc ctgaaggtgt aggagatttg gctaccatag 240ctccttctat cagggctcca cagttacaga aatcgatgag aagctttttc cctaagaaag 300atgatgcgtt tcatcggtct agttcgctat tctactctcc aatggttccg catttttggg 360cagagcttcg caatcattat gcaacgagtg gtttgaaaag cgggtacaat attgggagta 420ccgatgggtt tctccctgtc attgggcctg ttatatggga gtcggagggt cttttccgcg 480cttatatttc ttcggtgact gatggggatg gtaagagcca taaagtagga tttctaagaa 540ttcctacata tagttggcag gacatggaag attttgatcc ttcaggaccg cctccttggg 600aagaatttgc taagattatt caagtatttt cttctaatac agaagctttg attatcgacc 660aaacgaacaa cccaggtggt agtgtccttt atctttatgc actgctttcc atgttgacag 720accgtccttt agaacttcct aaacatagaa tgattctgac tcaggatgaa gtggttgatg 780ctttagattg gttaaccctg ttggaaaacg tagacacaaa cgtggagtct cgccttgctc 840tgggagacaa catggaagga tatactgtgg atctacaggt tgccgagtat ttaaaaagct 900ttggacgtca agtattgaat tgttggagta aaggggatat cgagttatca acacctattc 960ctctttttgg ttttga 976 115 995 DNA Chlamydia 115 ttatcctaga aatttggtgttcaatatgag cgaaaaaaga aagtctaaca aaattattgg 60 tatcgaccta gggacgaccaactcttgcgt ctctgttatg gaaggtggcc aacctaaagt 120 tattgcctct tctgaaggaactcgtactac tccttctatc gttgctttta aaggtggcga 180 aactcttgtt ggaattcctgcaaaacgtca ggcagtaacc aatcctgaaa aaacattggc 240 ttctactaag cgattcatcggtagaaaatt ctctgaagtc gaatctgaaa ttaaaacagt 300 cccctacaaa gttgctcctaactcgaaagg agatgcggtc tttgatgtgg aacaaaaact 360 gtacactcca gaagaaatcggcgctcagat cctcatgaag atgaaggaaa ctgctgaggc 420 ttatctcgga gaaacagtaacggaagcagt cattaccgta ccagcttact ttaacgattc 480 tcaaagagct tctacaaaagatgctggacg tatcgcagga ttagatgtta aacgcattat 540 tcctgaacca acagcggccgctcttgctta tggtattgat aaggaaggag ataaaaaaat 600 cgccgtcttc gacttaggaggaggaacttt cgatatttct atcttggaaa tcggtgacgg 660 agtttttgaa gttctctcaaccaacgggga tactcacttg ggaggagacg acttcgacgg 720 agtcatcatc aactggatgcttgatgaatt caaaaaacaa gaaggcattg atctaagcaa 780 agataacatg gctttgcaaagattgaaaga tgctgctgaa aaagcaaaaa tagaattgtc 840 tggtgtatcg tctactgaaatcaatcagcc attcatcact atcgacgcta atggacctaa 900 acatttggct ttaactctaactcgcgctca attcgaacac ctagcttcct ctctcattga 960 gcgaaccaaa caaccttgtgctcaggcttt aaaag 995 116 437 DNA Chlamydia 116 gtcacagcta aaggcggtgggctttatact gataagaatc tttcgattac taacatcaca 60 ggaattatcg aaattgcaaataacaaagcg acagatgttg gaggtggtgc ttacgtaaaa 120 ggaaccctta cttgtaaaaactctcaccgt ctacaatttt tgaaaaactc ttccgataaa 180 caaggtggag gaatctacggagaagacaac atcaccctat ctaatttgac agggaagact 240 ctattccaag agaatactgccaaaaaagag ggcggtggac tcttcataaa aggtacagat 300 aaagctctta caatgacaggactggatagt ttctgtttaa ttaataacac atcagaaaaa 360 catggtggtg gagcctttgttaccaaagaa atctctcaga cttacacctc tgatgtggaa 420 acaattccag gaatcac 437117 446 DNA Chlamydia 117 aagtttacct agaccaaact gaagatgacg aaggaaaagttgttttatcc agagaaaaag 60 caacaagaca acgacaatgg gaatacattc ttgctcactgcgaggaaggt tctattgtta 120 agggacaaat tacccgaaaa gttaagggtg gtttgatcgtagatattggt atggaagcct 180 tccttccagg atcccaaata gacaataaga agatcaagaacttagatgat tacgtaggca 240 aggtttgtga gttcaaaatt ctcaaaatca acgtggatcgtcggaacgtt gttgtatcta 300 gaagagaact tctcgaagct gaacgcattt ctaagaaagcagagttgatc gagcaaatca 360 ctatcggtga acgtcgcaaa ggtatcgtta agaatatcacagatttcgga gtattcttgg 420 atcttgatgg cattgacggc ctactc 446 118 951 DNAChlamydia 118 agtattgcga aatattactg tgagaagcaa tgctgagagc ggttctagtaaaagtgaggg 60 gagagctgtc agaagggatc gctcaggaag cgagacaacg tgtggctgatttattaggaa 120 gattccctct ttatcctgaa atcgatctgg aaacgctagt ttagtgggagactctatgcc 180 tgaaggggaa atgatgcata agttgcaaga tgtcatagat agaaagttgttggattctcg 240 tcgtattttc ttctccgaac ctgtaacgga gaaaagtgct gcagaagccatcaaaaagct 300 ttggtatttg gaactcacca atcctgggca gccaattgta tttgtcattaatagccctgg 360 agggtctgtt gatgctgggt ttgctgtttg ggaccaaatt aaaatgatctcttctccttt 420 gactacagtt gttacaggtt tagcagcatc tatgggatct gtattgagtttgtgtgctgt 480 tccaggaaga cgttttgcta cgcctcatgc gcgcattatg attcaccagccttctattgg 540 aggaaccatt actggtcaag ccacggactt ggatattcat gctcgtgaaattttaaaaac 600 aaaagcacgc attattgatg tgtatgtcga ggcaactgga caatctccagaggtgataga 660 gaaagctatc gatcgagata tgtggatgag tgcaaatgaa gcaatggagtttggactgtt 720 agatgggatt ctcttctctt ttaacgactt gtagatatct tttatattctggagcaggaa 780 acagtttcat tttgggagaa tcgatgcctt ctcttgagga tgttctgtttttatgccagg 840 aagagatggt tgatgggttt ttatgtgtag agtcttctga aatagcagatgctaaactca 900 ctgtttttaa tagtgatgga tctatcgcgt ctatgtgcgg gaatgggttg c951 119 953 DNA Chlamydia 119 atatcaaagt tgggcaaatg acagagccgctcaaggacca gcaaataatc cttgggacaa 60 catcaacacc tgtcgcagcc aaaatgacagcttctgatgg aatatcttta acagtctcca 120 ataatccatc aaccaatgct tctattacaattggtttgga tgcggaaaaa gcttaccagc 180 ttattctaga aaagttggga gatcaaattcttggtggaat tgctgatact attgttgata 240 gtacagtcca agatatttta gacaaaatcacaacagaccc ttctctaggt ttgttgaaag 300 cttttaacaa ctttccaatc actaataaaattcaatgcaa cgggttattc actcccagga 360 acattgaaac tttattagga ggaactgaaataggaaaatt cacagtcaca cccaaaagct 420 ctgggagcat gttcttagtc tcagcagatattattgcatc aagaatggaa ggcggcgttg 480 ttctagcttt ggtacgagaa ggtgattctaagccctacgc gattagttat ggatactcat 540 caggcgttcc taatttatgt agtctaagaaccagaattat taatacagga ttgactccga 600 caacgtattc attacgtgta ggcggtttagaaagcggtgt ggtatgggtt aatgcccttt 660 ctaatggcaa tgatatttta ggaataacaaatacttctaa tgtatctttt ttggaggtaa 720 tacctcaaac aaacgcttaa acaatttttattggattttt cttataggtt ttatatttag 780 agaaaaaagt tcgaattacg gggtttgttatgcaaaataa aagcaaagtg agggacgatt 840 ttattaaaat tgttaaagat tcctggtatcggtctgcgat tccgactcgt ccaacatcaa 900 tacaacctat taatttcccc tcgtcaaaaataaggttatc aagtgagaaa tca 953 120 897 DNA Chlamydia 120 atggcttctatatgcggacg tttagggtct ggtacaggga atgctctaaa agcttttttt 60 acacagcccagcaataaaat ggcaagggta gtaaataaga cgaagggaat ggataagact 120 gttaaggtcgccaagtctgc tgccgaattg accgcaaata ttttggaaca agctggaggc 180 gcgggctcttccgcacacat tacagcttcc caagtgtcca aaggattagg ggatgcgaga 240 actgttctcgctttagggaa tgcctttaac ggagcgttgc caggaacagt tcaaagtgcg 300 caaagcttcttctcttacat gaaagctgct agtcagaaac cgcaagaagg ggatgagggg 360 ctcgtagcagatctttgtgt gtctcataag cgcanagcgg ctgcggctgt ctgtagcttc 420 atcggaggaattacctacct cgcgacattc ggagctatcc gtccgattct gtttgtcaac 480 aaaatgctggcgcaaccgtt tctttcttcc caaattaaag caaatatggg atcttctgtt 540 agctatattatggcggctaa ccatgcagcg tttgtggtgg gttctggact cgctatcagt 600 gcggaaagagcagattgcga agcccgctgc gctcgtattg cgagagaaga gtcgtcactc 660 gaattgtcgggagaggaaaa tgcttgcgag aggagagtcg ctggagagaa agccaagacg 720 ttcacgcgcatcaagtatgc actcctcact atgctcgaga agtttttgga atgcgttgcc 780 gacgttttcaaattggtgcc gttgcctatt acaatgggta ttcgtgcaat tgtggctgcg 840 ggatgtacgttcacttctgc agttattgga ttgtggactt tctgcgccag agcataa 897 121 298 PRTChlamydia 121 Met Ala Ser Ile Cys Gly Arg Leu Gly Ser Gly Thr Gly AsnAla Leu 1 5 10 15 Lys Ala Phe Phe Thr Gln Pro Ser Asn Lys Met Ala ArgVal Val Asn 20 25 30 Lys Thr Lys Gly Met Asp Lys Thr Val Lys Val Ala LysSer Ala Ala 35 40 45 Glu Leu Thr Ala Asn Ile Leu Glu Gln Ala Gly Gly AlaGly Ser Ser 50 55 60 Ala His Ile Thr Ala Ser Gln Val Ser Lys Gly Leu GlyAsp Ala Arg 65 70 75 80 Thr Val Leu Ala Leu Gly Asn Ala Phe Asn Gly AlaLeu Pro Gly Thr 85 90 95 Val Gln Ser Ala Gln Ser Phe Phe Ser Tyr Met LysAla Ala Ser Gln 100 105 110 Lys Pro Gln Glu Gly Asp Glu Gly Leu Val AlaAsp Leu Cys Val Ser 115 120 125 His Lys Arg Arg Ala Ala Ala Ala Val CysSer Phe Ile Gly Gly Ile 130 135 140 Thr Tyr Leu Ala Thr Phe Gly Ala IleArg Pro Ile Leu Phe Val Asn 145 150 155 160 Lys Met Leu Ala Gln Pro PheLeu Ser Ser Gln Ile Lys Ala Asn Met 165 170 175 Gly Ser Ser Val Ser TyrIle Met Ala Ala Asn His Ala Ala Phe Val 180 185 190 Val Gly Ser Gly LeuAla Ile Ser Ala Glu Arg Ala Asp Cys Glu Ala 195 200 205 Arg Cys Ala ArgIle Ala Arg Glu Glu Ser Ser Leu Glu Leu Ser Gly 210 215 220 Glu Glu AsnAla Cys Glu Arg Arg Val Ala Gly Glu Lys Ala Lys Thr 225 230 235 240 PheThr Arg Ile Lys Tyr Ala Leu Leu Thr Met Leu Glu Lys Phe Leu 245 250 255Glu Cys Val Ala Asp Val Phe Lys Leu Val Pro Leu Pro Ile Thr Met 260 265270 Gly Ile Arg Ala Ile Val Ala Ala Gly Cys Thr Phe Thr Ser Ala Val 275280 285 Ile Gly Leu Trp Thr Phe Cys Ala Arg Ala 290 295 122 897 DNAChlamydia 122 atggcttcta tatgcggacg tttagggtct ggtacaggga atgctctaaaagcttttttt 60 acacagccca gcaataaaat ggcaagggta gtaaataaga cgaagggaatggataagact 120 gttaaggtcg ccaagtctgc tgccgaattg accgcaaata ttttggaacaagctggaggc 180 gcgggctctt ccgcacacat tacagcttcc caagtgtcca aaggattaggggatacgaga 240 actgttgtcg ctttagggaa tgcctttaac ggagcgttgc caggaacagttcaaagtgcg 300 caaagcttct tctctcacat gaaagctgct agtcagaaaa cgcaagaaggggatgagggg 360 ctcacagcag atctttgtgt gtctcataag cgcagagcgg ctgcggctgtctgtggcttc 420 atcggaggaa ttacctacct cgcgacattc ggagttatcc gtccgattctgtttgtcaac 480 aaaatgctgg tgaacccgtt tctttcttcc caaactaaag caaatatgggatcttctgtt 540 agctatatta tggcggctaa ccatgcagcg tctgtggtgg gtgctggactcgctatcagt 600 gcggaaagag cagattgcga agcccgctgc gctcgtattg cgagagaagagtcgttactc 660 gaagtgtcgg gagaggaaaa tgcttgcgag aagagagtcg ctggagagaaagccaagacg 720 ttcacgcgca tcaagtatgc actcctcact atgctcgaga agtttttggaatgcgttgcc 780 gacgttttca aattggtgcc gctgcctatt acaatgggta ttcgtgcgattgtggctgct 840 ggatgtacgt tcacttctgc aattattgga ttgtgcactt tctgcgccagagcataa 897 123 298 PRT Chlamydia 123 Met Ala Ser Ile Cys Gly Arg LeuGly Ser Gly Thr Gly Asn Ala Leu 1 5 10 15 Lys Ala Phe Phe Thr Gln ProSer Asn Lys Met Ala Arg Val Val Asn 20 25 30 Lys Thr Lys Gly Met Asp LysThr Val Lys Val Ala Lys Ser Ala Ala 35 40 45 Glu Leu Thr Ala Asn Ile LeuGlu Gln Ala Gly Gly Ala Gly Ser Ser 50 55 60 Ala His Ile Thr Ala Ser GlnVal Ser Lys Gly Leu Gly Asp Thr Arg 65 70 75 80 Thr Val Val Ala Leu GlyAsn Ala Phe Asn Gly Ala Leu Pro Gly Thr 85 90 95 Val Gln Ser Ala Gln SerPhe Phe Ser His Met Lys Ala Ala Ser Gln 100 105 110 Lys Thr Gln Glu GlyAsp Glu Gly Leu Thr Ala Asp Leu Cys Val Ser 115 120 125 His Lys Arg ArgAla Ala Ala Ala Val Cys Gly Phe Ile Gly Gly Ile 130 135 140 Thr Tyr LeuAla Thr Phe Gly Val Ile Arg Pro Ile Leu Phe Val Asn 145 150 155 160 LysMet Leu Val Asn Pro Phe Leu Ser Ser Gln Thr Lys Ala Asn Met 165 170 175Gly Ser Ser Val Ser Tyr Ile Met Ala Ala Asn His Ala Ala Ser Val 180 185190 Val Gly Ala Gly Leu Ala Ile Ser Ala Glu Arg Ala Asp Cys Glu Ala 195200 205 Arg Cys Ala Arg Ile Ala Arg Glu Glu Ser Leu Leu Glu Val Ser Gly210 215 220 Glu Glu Asn Ala Cys Glu Lys Arg Val Ala Gly Glu Lys Ala LysThr 225 230 235 240 Phe Thr Arg Ile Lys Tyr Ala Leu Leu Thr Met Leu GluLys Phe Leu 245 250 255 Glu Cys Val Ala Asp Val Phe Lys Leu Val Pro LeuPro Ile Thr Met 260 265 270 Gly Ile Arg Ala Ile Val Ala Ala Gly Cys ThrPhe Thr Ser Ala Ile 275 280 285 Ile Gly Leu Cys Thr Phe Cys Ala Arg Ala290 295 124 897 DNA Chlamydia 124 atggcttcta tatgcggacg tttagggtctggtacaggga atgctctaaa agcttttttt 60 acacagccca acaataaaat ggcaagggtagtaaataaga cgaagggaat ggataagact 120 attaaggttg ccaagtctgc tgccgaattgaccgcaaata ttttggaaca agctggaggc 180 gcgggctctt ccgcacacat tacagcttcccaagtgtcca aaggattagg ggatgcgaga 240 actgttgtcg ctttagggaa tgcctttaacggagcgttgc caggaacagt tcaaagtgcg 300 caaagcttct tctctcacat gaaagctgctagtcagaaaa cgcaagaagg ggatgagggg 360 ctcacagcag atctttgtgt gtctcataagcgcagagcgg ctgcggctgt ctgtagcatc 420 atcggaggaa ttacctacct cgcgacattcggagctatcc gtccgattct gtttgtcaac 480 aaaatgctgg caaaaccgtt tctttcttcccaaactaaag caaatatggg atcttctgtt 540 agctatatta tggcggctaa ccatgcagcgtctgtggtgg gtgctggact cgctatcagt 600 gcggaaagag cagattgcga agcccgctgcgctcgtattg cgagagaaga gtcgttactc 660 gaagtgccgg gagaggaaaa tgcttgcgagaagaaagtcg ctggagagaa agccaagacg 720 ttcacgcgca tcaagtatgc actcctcactatgctcgaga agtttttgga atgcgttgcc 780 gacgttttca aattggtgcc gctgcctattacaatgggta ttcgtgcgat tgtggctgct 840 ggatgtacgt tcacttctgc aattattggattgtgcactt tctgcgccag agcataa 897 125 298 PRT Chlamydia 125 Met Ala SerIle Cys Gly Arg Leu Gly Ser Gly Thr Gly Asn Ala Leu 1 5 10 15 Lys AlaPhe Phe Thr Gln Pro Asn Asn Lys Met Ala Arg Val Val Asn 20 25 30 Lys ThrLys Gly Met Asp Lys Thr Ile Lys Val Ala Lys Ser Ala Ala 35 40 45 Glu LeuThr Ala Asn Ile Leu Glu Gln Ala Gly Gly Ala Gly Ser Ser 50 55 60 Ala HisIle Thr Ala Ser Gln Val Ser Lys Gly Leu Gly Asp Ala Arg 65 70 75 80 ThrVal Val Ala Leu Gly Asn Ala Phe Asn Gly Ala Leu Pro Gly Thr 85 90 95 ValGln Ser Ala Gln Ser Phe Phe Ser His Met Lys Ala Ala Ser Gln 100 105 110Lys Thr Gln Glu Gly Asp Glu Gly Leu Thr Ala Asp Leu Cys Val Ser 115 120125 His Lys Arg Arg Ala Ala Ala Ala Val Cys Ser Ile Ile Gly Gly Ile 130135 140 Thr Tyr Leu Ala Thr Phe Gly Ala Ile Arg Pro Ile Leu Phe Val Asn145 150 155 160 Lys Met Leu Ala Lys Pro Phe Leu Ser Ser Gln Thr Lys AlaAsn Met 165 170 175 Gly Ser Ser Val Ser Tyr Ile Met Ala Ala Asn His AlaAla Ser Val 180 185 190 Val Gly Ala Gly Leu Ala Ile Ser Ala Glu Arg AlaAsp Cys Glu Ala 195 200 205 Arg Cys Ala Arg Ile Ala Arg Glu Glu Ser LeuLeu Glu Val Pro Gly 210 215 220 Glu Glu Asn Ala Cys Glu Lys Lys Val AlaGly Glu Lys Ala Lys Thr 225 230 235 240 Phe Thr Arg Ile Lys Tyr Ala LeuLeu Thr Met Leu Glu Lys Phe Leu 245 250 255 Glu Cys Val Ala Asp Val PheLys Leu Val Pro Leu Pro Ile Thr Met 260 265 270 Gly Ile Arg Ala Ile ValAla Ala Gly Cys Thr Phe Thr Ser Ala Ile 275 280 285 Ile Gly Leu Cys ThrPhe Cys Ala Arg Ala 290 295 126 897 DNA Chlamydia 126 atggcttctatatgcggacg tttagggtct ggtacaggga atgctctaaa agcttttttt 60 acacagcccaacaataaaat ggcaagggta gtaaataaga cgaagggaat ggataagact 120 attaaggttgccaagtctgc tgccgaattg accgcaaata ttttggaaca agctggaggc 180 gcgggctcttccgcacacat tacagcttcc caagtgtcca aaggattagg ggatgcgaga 240 actgttgtcgctttagggaa tgcctttaac ggagcgttgc caggaacagt tcaaagtgcg 300 caaagcttcttctctcacat gaaagctgct agtcagaaaa cgcaagaagg ggatgagggg 360 ctcacagcagatctttgtgt gtctcataag cgcagagcgg ctgcggctgt ctgtagcatc 420 atcggaggaattacctacct cgcgacattc ggagctatcc gtccgattct gtttgtcaac 480 aaaatgctggcaaaaccgtt tctttcttcc caaactaaag caaatatggg atcttctgtt 540 agctatattatggcggctaa ccatgcagcg tctgtggtgg gtgctggact cgctatcagt 600 gcggaaagagcagattgcga agcccgctgc gctcgtattg cgagagaaga gtcgttactc 660 gaagtgccgggagaggaaaa tgcttgcgag aagaaagtcg ctggagagaa agccaagacg 720 ttcacgcgcatcaagtatgc actcctcact atgctcgaga agtttttgga atgcgttgcc 780 gacgttttcaaattggtgcc gctgcctatt acaatgggta ttcgtgcgat tgtggctgct 840 ggatgtacgttcacttctgc aattattgga ttgtgcactt tctgcgccag agcataa 897 127 298 PRTChlamydia 127 Met Ala Ser Ile Cys Gly Arg Leu Gly Ser Gly Thr Gly AsnAla Leu 1 5 10 15 Lys Ala Phe Phe Thr Gln Pro Asn Asn Lys Met Ala ArgVal Val Asn 20 25 30 Lys Thr Lys Gly Met Asp Lys Thr Ile Lys Val Ala LysSer Ala Ala 35 40 45 Glu Leu Thr Ala Asn Ile Leu Glu Gln Ala Gly Gly AlaGly Ser Ser 50 55 60 Ala His Ile Thr Ala Ser Gln Val Ser Lys Gly Leu GlyAsp Ala Arg 65 70 75 80 Thr Val Val Ala Leu Gly Asn Ala Phe Asn Gly AlaLeu Pro Gly Thr 85 90 95 Val Gln Ser Ala Gln Ser Phe Phe Ser His Met LysAla Ala Ser Gln 100 105 110 Lys Thr Gln Glu Gly Asp Glu Gly Leu Thr AlaAsp Leu Cys Val Ser 115 120 125 His Lys Arg Arg Ala Ala Ala Ala Val CysSer Ile Ile Gly Gly Ile 130 135 140 Thr Tyr Leu Ala Thr Phe Gly Ala IleArg Pro Ile Leu Phe Val Asn 145 150 155 160 Lys Met Leu Ala Lys Pro PheLeu Ser Ser Gln Thr Lys Ala Asn Met 165 170 175 Gly Ser Ser Val Ser TyrIle Met Ala Ala Asn His Ala Ala Ser Val 180 185 190 Val Gly Ala Gly LeuAla Ile Ser Ala Glu Arg Ala Asp Cys Glu Ala 195 200 205 Arg Cys Ala ArgIle Ala Arg Glu Glu Ser Leu Leu Glu Val Pro Gly 210 215 220 Glu Glu AsnAla Cys Glu Lys Lys Val Ala Gly Glu Lys Ala Lys Thr 225 230 235 240 PheThr Arg Ile Lys Tyr Ala Leu Leu Thr Met Leu Glu Lys Phe Leu 245 250 255Glu Cys Val Ala Asp Val Phe Lys Leu Val Pro Leu Pro Ile Thr Met 260 265270 Gly Ile Arg Ala Ile Val Ala Ala Gly Cys Thr Phe Thr Ser Ala Ile 275280 285 Ile Gly Leu Cys Thr Phe Cys Ala Arg Ala 290 295 128 897 DNAChlamydia 128 atggcttcta tatgtggacg tttagggtct ggtacaggga atgctctaaaagcttttttt 60 acacagccca gcaataaaat ggcaagggta gtaaataaga cgaagggaatggataagact 120 gttaaggtcg ccaagtctgc tgccgaattg accgcaaata ttttggaacaagctggaggc 180 gcgggctctt ccgcacacat tacagcttcc caagtgtcca aaggattaggggatacgaga 240 actgttgtcg ctttagggaa tgcctttaac ggagcgttgc caggaacagttcaaagtgcg 300 caaagcttct tctctcacat gaaagctgct agtcagaaaa cgcaagaaggggatgagggg 360 ctcacagcag atctttgtgt gtctcataag cgcagagcgg ctgcggctgtctgtggcttc 420 atcggaggaa ttacctacct cgcgacattc ggagttatcc gtccgattctgtttgtcaac 480 aaaatgctgg tgaacccgtt tctttcttcc caaactaaag caaatatgggatcttctgtt 540 agctatatta tggcggctaa ccatgcagcg tctgtggtgg gtgctggactcgctatcagt 600 gcggaaagag cagattgcga agcccgctgc gctcgtattg cgagagaagagtcgttactc 660 gaagtgtcgg gagaggaaaa tgcttgcgag aagagagtcg ctggagagaaagccaagacg 720 ttcacgcgca tcaagtatgc actcctcact atgctcgaga agtttttggaatgcgttgcc 780 gacgttttca aattggtgcc gctgcctatt acaatgggta ttcgtgcgattgtggctgct 840 ggatgtacgt tcacttctgc aattattgga ttgtgcactt tctgcgccagagcataa 897 129 298 PRT Chlamydia 129 Met Ala Ser Ile Cys Gly Arg LeuGly Ser Gly Thr Gly Asn Ala Leu 1 5 10 15 Lys Ala Phe Phe Thr Gln ProSer Asn Lys Met Ala Arg Val Val Asn 20 25 30 Lys Thr Lys Gly Met Asp LysThr Val Lys Val Ala Lys Ser Ala Ala 35 40 45 Glu Leu Thr Ala Asn Ile LeuGlu Gln Ala Gly Gly Ala Gly Ser Ser 50 55 60 Ala His Ile Thr Ala Ser GlnVal Ser Lys Gly Leu Gly Asp Thr Arg 65 70 75 80 Thr Val Val Ala Leu GlyAsn Ala Phe Asn Gly Ala Leu Pro Gly Thr 85 90 95 Val Gln Ser Ala Gln SerPhe Phe Ser His Met Lys Ala Ala Ser Gln 100 105 110 Lys Thr Gln Glu GlyAsp Glu Gly Leu Thr Ala Asp Leu Cys Val Ser 115 120 125 His Lys Arg ArgAla Ala Ala Ala Val Cys Gly Phe Ile Gly Gly Ile 130 135 140 Thr Tyr LeuAla Thr Phe Gly Val Ile Arg Pro Ile Leu Phe Val Asn 145 150 155 160 LysMet Leu Val Asn Pro Phe Leu Ser Ser Gln Thr Lys Ala Asn Met 165 170 175Gly Ser Ser Val Ser Tyr Ile Met Ala Ala Asn His Ala Ala Ser Val 180 185190 Val Gly Ala Gly Leu Ala Ile Ser Ala Glu Arg Ala Asp Cys Glu Ala 195200 205 Arg Cys Ala Arg Ile Ala Arg Glu Glu Ser Leu Leu Glu Val Ser Gly210 215 220 Glu Glu Asn Ala Cys Glu Lys Arg Val Ala Gly Glu Lys Ala LysThr 225 230 235 240 Phe Thr Arg Ile Lys Tyr Ala Leu Leu Thr Met Leu GluLys Phe Leu 245 250 255 Glu Cys Val Ala Asp Val Phe Lys Leu Val Pro LeuPro Ile Thr Met 260 265 270 Gly Ile Arg Ala Ile Val Ala Ala Gly Cys ThrPhe Thr Ser Ala Ile 275 280 285 Ile Gly Leu Cys Thr Phe Cys Ala Arg Ala290 295 130 897 DNA Chlamydia 130 atggctgcta tatgtggacg tttagggtctggtacaggga atgctctaaa agcttttttt 60 acacagccca gcaataaaat ggcaagggtagtaaataaga cgaagggaat ggataagact 120 gttaaggtcg ccaagtctgc tgccgaattgaccgcaaata ttttggaaca agctggaggc 180 gcgggctctt ccgcacacat tacagcttcccaagtgtcca aaggattagg ggatgcgaga 240 actgttctcg ctttagggaa tgcctttaacggagcgttgc caggaacagt tcaaagtgcg 300 caaagcttct tctcttacat gaaagctgctagtcagaaac cgcaagaagg ggatgagggg 360 ctcgtagcag atctttgtgt gtctcataagcgcagagcgg ctgcggctgt ctgtagcttc 420 atcggaggaa ttacctacct cgcgacattcggagctatcc gtccgattct gtttgtcaac 480 aaaatgctgg cgcaaccgtt tctttcttcccaaactaaag caaatatggg atcttctgtt 540 agctatatta tggcggctaa ccatgcagcgtttgtggtgg gttctggact cgctatcagt 600 gcggaaagag cagattgcga agcccgctgcgctcgtattg cgagagaaga gtcgtcactc 660 gaattgtcgg gagaggaaaa tgcttgcgagaggggagtcg ctggagagaa agccaagacg 720 ttcacgcgca tcaagtatgc actcctcactatgctcgaga agtttttgga atgcgttgcc 780 gacgttttca aattggtgcc gttgcctattacaatgggta ttcgtgcaat tgtggctgcg 840 ggatgtacgt tcacttctgc agttattggattgtggactt tctgcaacag agtataa 897 131 298 PRT Chlamydia 131 Met Ala AlaIle Cys Gly Arg Leu Gly Ser Gly Thr Gly Asn Ala Leu 1 5 10 15 Lys AlaPhe Phe Thr Gln Pro Ser Asn Lys Met Ala Arg Val Val Asn 20 25 30 Lys ThrLys Gly Met Asp Lys Thr Val Lys Val Ala Lys Ser Ala Ala 35 40 45 Glu LeuThr Ala Asn Ile Leu Glu Gln Ala Gly Gly Ala Gly Ser Ser 50 55 60 Ala HisIle Thr Ala Ser Gln Val Ser Lys Gly Leu Gly Asp Ala Arg 65 70 75 80 ThrVal Leu Ala Leu Gly Asn Ala Phe Asn Gly Ala Leu Pro Gly Thr 85 90 95 ValGln Ser Ala Gln Ser Phe Phe Ser Tyr Met Lys Ala Ala Ser Gln 100 105 110Lys Pro Gln Glu Gly Asp Glu Gly Leu Val Ala Asp Leu Cys Val Ser 115 120125 His Lys Arg Arg Ala Ala Ala Ala Val Cys Ser Phe Ile Gly Gly Ile 130135 140 Thr Tyr Leu Ala Thr Phe Gly Ala Ile Arg Pro Ile Leu Phe Val Asn145 150 155 160 Lys Met Leu Ala Gln Pro Phe Leu Ser Ser Gln Thr Lys AlaAsn Met 165 170 175 Gly Ser Ser Val Ser Tyr Ile Met Ala Ala Asn His AlaAla Phe Val 180 185 190 Val Gly Ser Gly Leu Ala Ile Ser Ala Glu Arg AlaAsp Cys Glu Ala 195 200 205 Arg Cys Ala Arg Ile Ala Arg Glu Glu Ser SerLeu Glu Leu Ser Gly 210 215 220 Glu Glu Asn Ala Cys Glu Arg Gly Val AlaGly Glu Lys Ala Lys Thr 225 230 235 240 Phe Thr Arg Ile Lys Tyr Ala LeuLeu Thr Met Leu Glu Lys Phe Leu 245 250 255 Glu Cys Val Ala Asp Val PheLys Leu Val Pro Leu Pro Ile Thr Met 260 265 270 Gly Ile Arg Ala Ile ValAla Ala Gly Cys Thr Phe Thr Ser Ala Val 275 280 285 Ile Gly Leu Trp ThrPhe Cys Asn Arg Val 290 295 132 897 DNA Chlamydia 132 atggctgctatatgcggacg tttagggtct ggtacaggga atgctctaaa agcttttttt 60 acacagcccagcaataaaat ggcaagggta gtaaataaga cgaagggaat ggataagact 120 gttaaggtcgccaagtctgc tgccgaattg accgcaaata ttttggaaca agctggaggc 180 gcgggctcttccgcacacat tacagcttcc caagtgtcca aaggattagg ggatgcgaga 240 actgttctcgctttagggaa tgcctttaac ggagcgttgc caggaacagt tcaaagtgcg 300 caaagcttcttctcttacat gaaagctgct agtcagaaac cgcaagaagg ggatgagggg 360 ctcgtagcagatctttgtgt gtctcataag cgcagagcgg ctgcggctgt ctgtagcttc 420 atcggaggaattacctacct cgcgacattc ggagctatcc gtccgattct gtttgtcaac 480 aaaatgctggcgcaaccgtt tctttcttcc caaactaaag caaatatggg atcttctgtt 540 agctatattatggcggctaa ccatgcagcg tttgtggtgg gttctggact cgctatcagt 600 gcggaaagagcagattgcga agcccgctgc gctcgtattg cgagagaaga gtcgtcactc 660 gaattgtcgggagaggaaaa tgcttgtgag aggagagtcg ctggagagaa agccaagacg 720 ttcacgcgcatcaagtatgc actcctcact atgctcgaga agtttttgga atgcgttgcc 780 gacgttttcaaattggtgcc gttgcctatt acaatgggta ttcgtgcaat tgtggctgcg 840 ggatgtacgttcacttctgc agttattgga ttgtggactt tctgcaacag agtataa 897 133 298 PRTChlamydia 133 Met Ala Ala Ile Cys Gly Arg Leu Gly Ser Gly Thr Gly AsnAla Leu 1 5 10 15 Lys Ala Phe Phe Thr Gln Pro Ser Asn Lys Met Ala ArgVal Val Asn 20 25 30 Lys Thr Lys Gly Met Asp Lys Thr Val Lys Val Ala LysSer Ala Ala 35 40 45 Glu Leu Thr Ala Asn Ile Leu Glu Gln Ala Gly Gly AlaGly Ser Ser 50 55 60 Ala His Ile Thr Ala Ser Gln Val Ser Lys Gly Leu GlyAsp Ala Arg 65 70 75 80 Thr Val Leu Ala Leu Gly Asn Ala Phe Asn Gly AlaLeu Pro Gly Thr 85 90 95 Val Gln Ser Ala Gln Ser Phe Phe Ser Tyr Met LysAla Ala Ser Gln 100 105 110 Lys Pro Gln Glu Gly Asp Glu Gly Leu Val AlaAsp Leu Cys Val Ser 115 120 125 His Lys Arg Arg Ala Ala Ala Ala Val CysSer Phe Ile Gly Gly Ile 130 135 140 Thr Tyr Leu Ala Thr Phe Gly Ala IleArg Pro Ile Leu Phe Val Asn 145 150 155 160 Lys Met Leu Ala Gln Pro PheLeu Ser Ser Gln Thr Lys Ala Asn Met 165 170 175 Gly Ser Ser Val Ser TyrIle Met Ala Ala Asn His Ala Ala Phe Val 180 185 190 Val Gly Ser Gly LeuAla Ile Ser Ala Glu Arg Ala Asp Cys Glu Ala 195 200 205 Arg Cys Ala ArgIle Ala Arg Glu Glu Ser Ser Leu Glu Leu Ser Gly 210 215 220 Glu Glu AsnAla Cys Glu Arg Arg Val Ala Gly Glu Lys Ala Lys Thr 225 230 235 240 PheThr Arg Ile Lys Tyr Ala Leu Leu Thr Met Leu Glu Lys Phe Leu 245 250 255Glu Cys Val Ala Asp Val Phe Lys Leu Val Pro Leu Pro Ile Thr Met 260 265270 Gly Ile Arg Ala Ile Val Ala Ala Gly Cys Thr Phe Thr Ser Ala Val 275280 285 Ile Gly Leu Trp Thr Phe Cys Asn Arg Val 290 295 134 897 DNAChlamydia 134 atggcttcta tatgcggacg tttagggtct ggtacaggga atgctctaaaagcttttttt 60 acacagccca acaataaaat ggcaagggta gtaaataaga cgaagggaatggataagact 120 attaaggttg ccaagtctgc tgccgaattg accgcaaata ttttggaacaagctggaggc 180 gcgggctctt ccgcacacat tacagcttcc caagtgtcca aaggattaggggatgcgaga 240 actgttgtcg ctttagggaa tgcctttaac ggagcgttgc caggaacagttcaaagtgcg 300 caaagcttct tctctcacat gaaagctgct agtcagaaaa cgcaagaaggggatgagggg 360 ctcacagcag atctttgtgt gtctcataag cgcagagcgg ctgcggctgtctgtagcatc 420 atcggaggaa ttacctacct cgcgacattc ggagctatcc gtccgattctgtttgtcaac 480 aaaatgctgg caaaaccgtt tctttcttcc caaactaaag caaatatgggatcttctgtt 540 agctatatta tggcggctaa ccatgcagcg tctgtggtgg gtgctggactcgctatcagt 600 gcggaaagag cagattgcga agcccgctgc gctcgtattg cgagagaagagtcgttactc 660 gaaatgccgg gagaggaaaa tgcttgcgag aagaaagtcg ctggagagaaagccaagacg 720 ttcacgcgca tcaagtatgc actcctcact atgctcgaga agtttttggaatgcgttgcc 780 gacgttttca aattggtgcc gctgcctatt acaatgggta ttcgtgcgattgtggctgct 840 ggatgtacgt tcacttctgc aattattgga ttgtgcactt tctgcgccagagcataa 897 135 298 PRT Chlamydia 135 Met Ala Ser Ile Cys Gly Arg LeuGly Ser Gly Thr Gly Asn Ala Leu 1 5 10 15 Lys Ala Phe Phe Thr Gln ProAsn Asn Lys Met Ala Arg Val Val Asn 20 25 30 Lys Thr Lys Gly Met Asp LysThr Ile Lys Val Ala Lys Ser Ala Ala 35 40 45 Glu Leu Thr Ala Asn Ile LeuGlu Gln Ala Gly Gly Ala Gly Ser Ser 50 55 60 Ala His Ile Thr Ala Ser GlnVal Ser Lys Gly Leu Gly Asp Ala Arg 65 70 75 80 Thr Val Val Ala Leu GlyAsn Ala Phe Asn Gly Ala Leu Pro Gly Thr 85 90 95 Val Gln Ser Ala Gln SerPhe Phe Ser His Met Lys Ala Ala Ser Gln 100 105 110 Lys Thr Gln Glu GlyAsp Glu Gly Leu Thr Ala Asp Leu Cys Val Ser 115 120 125 His Lys Arg ArgAla Ala Ala Ala Val Cys Ser Ile Ile Gly Gly Ile 130 135 140 Thr Tyr LeuAla Thr Phe Gly Ala Ile Arg Pro Ile Leu Phe Val Asn 145 150 155 160 LysMet Leu Ala Lys Pro Phe Leu Ser Ser Gln Thr Lys Ala Asn Met 165 170 175Gly Ser Ser Val Ser Tyr Ile Met Ala Ala Asn His Ala Ala Ser Val 180 185190 Val Gly Ala Gly Leu Ala Ile Ser Ala Glu Arg Ala Asp Cys Glu Ala 195200 205 Arg Cys Ala Arg Ile Ala Arg Glu Glu Ser Leu Leu Glu Met Pro Gly210 215 220 Glu Glu Asn Ala Cys Glu Lys Lys Val Ala Gly Glu Lys Ala LysThr 225 230 235 240 Phe Thr Arg Ile Lys Tyr Ala Leu Leu Thr Met Leu GluLys Phe Leu 245 250 255 Glu Cys Val Ala Asp Val Phe Lys Leu Val Pro LeuPro Ile Thr Met 260 265 270 Gly Ile Arg Ala Ile Val Ala Ala Gly Cys ThrPhe Thr Ser Ala Ile 275 280 285 Ile Gly Leu Cys Thr Phe Cys Ala Arg Ala290 295 136 882 DNA Chlamydia 136 atggcttctg tatgtgggcg attaagtgctggggtgggga acagatttaa cgcatttttc 60 acgcgtcccg gtaacaagct atcacggtttgtaaatagcg caaaaggatt agacagatca 120 ataaaggttg ggaagtctgc tgctgaattaacggcgagta ttttagagca aactgggggg 180 gcagggactg atgcacatgt tacggcggccaaggtgtcta aagcacttgg ggacgcgcga 240 acagtaatgg ctctagggaa tgtcttcaatgggtctgtgc cagcaaccat tcaaagtgcg 300 cgaagctgtc tcgcccattt acgagcggccggcaaagaag aagaaacatg ctccaaggtg 360 aaagatctct gtgtttctca tagacgaagagctgcggctg aggcttgtaa tgttattgga 420 ggagcaactt atattacaac tttcggagcgattcgtccga cattactcgt taacaagctt 480 cttgccaaac cattcctttc ctcccaagccaaagaagggt tgggagcttc tgttggttat 540 atcatggcag cgaaccatgc ggcatctgtgcttgggtctg ctttaagtat tagcgcagaa 600 agagcagact gtgaagagcg gtgtgatcgcattcgatgta gtgaggatgg tgaaatttgc 660 gaaggcaata aattaacagc tatttcggaagagaaggcta gatcatggac tctcattaag 720 tacagattcc ttactatgat agaaaaactatttgagatgg tggcggatat cttcaagtta 780 attcctttgc caatttcgca tggaattcgtgctattgttg ctgcgggatg tacgttgact 840 tctgcagtta ttggcttagg tactttttggtctagagcat aa 882 137 293 PRT Chlamydia 137 Met Ala Ser Val Cys Gly ArgLeu Ser Ala Gly Val Gly Asn Arg Phe 1 5 10 15 Asn Ala Phe Phe Thr ArgPro Gly Asn Lys Leu Ser Arg Phe Val Asn 20 25 30 Ser Ala Lys Gly Leu AspArg Ser Ile Lys Val Gly Lys Ser Ala Ala 35 40 45 Glu Leu Thr Ala Ser IleLeu Glu Gln Thr Gly Gly Ala Gly Thr Asp 50 55 60 Ala His Val Thr Ala AlaLys Val Ser Lys Ala Leu Gly Asp Ala Arg 65 70 75 80 Thr Val Met Ala LeuGly Asn Val Phe Asn Gly Ser Val Pro Ala Thr 85 90 95 Ile Gln Ser Ala ArgSer Cys Leu Ala His Leu Arg Ala Ala Gly Lys 100 105 110 Glu Glu Glu ThrCys Ser Lys Val Lys Asp Leu Cys Val Ser His Arg 115 120 125 Arg Arg AlaAla Ala Glu Ala Cys Asn Val Ile Gly Gly Ala Thr Tyr 130 135 140 Ile ThrThr Phe Gly Ala Ile Arg Pro Thr Leu Leu Val Asn Lys Leu 145 150 155 160Leu Ala Lys Pro Phe Leu Ser Ser Gln Ala Lys Glu Gly Leu Gly Ala 165 170175 Ser Val Gly Tyr Ile Met Ala Ala Asn His Ala Ala Ser Val Leu Gly 180185 190 Ser Ala Leu Ser Ile Ser Ala Glu Arg Ala Asp Cys Glu Glu Arg Cys195 200 205 Asp Arg Ile Arg Cys Ser Glu Asp Gly Glu Ile Cys Glu Gly AsnLys 210 215 220 Leu Thr Ala Ile Ser Glu Glu Lys Ala Arg Ser Trp Thr LeuIle Lys 225 230 235 240 Tyr Arg Phe Leu Thr Met Ile Glu Lys Leu Phe GluMet Val Ala Asp 245 250 255 Ile Phe Lys Leu Ile Pro Leu Pro Ile Ser HisGly Ile Arg Ala Ile 260 265 270 Val Ala Ala Gly Cys Thr Leu Thr Ser AlaVal Ile Gly Leu Gly Thr 275 280 285 Phe Trp Ser Arg Ala 290 138 16 PRTArtificial Sequence Made in a lab 138 Asp Leu Cys Val Ser His Lys ArgArg Ala Ala Ala Ala Val Cys Ser 1 5 10 15 139 16 PRT Artificial SequenceMade in a lab 139 Arg Ala Ala Ala Ala Val Cys Ser Phe Ile Gly Gly IleThr Tyr Leu 1 5 10 15 140 18 PRT Artificial Sequence Made in a lab 140Cys Ser Phe Ile Gly Gly Ile Thr Tyr Leu Ala Thr Phe Gly Ala Ile 1 5 1015 Arg Pro 141 18 PRT Artificial Sequence Made in a lab 141 Tyr Leu AlaThr Phe Gly Ala Ile Arg Pro Ile Leu Phe Val Asn Lys 1 5 10 15 Met Leu142 18 PRT Artificial Sequence Made in a lab 142 Arg Pro Ile Leu Phe ValAsn Lys Met Leu Ala Gln Pro Phe Leu Ser 1 5 10 15 Ser Gln 143 17 PRTArtificial Sequence Made in a lab 143 Met Leu Ala Gln Pro Phe Leu SerSer Gln Thr Lys Ala Asn Met Gly 1 5 10 15 Ser 144 10 PRT ArtificialSequence Made in a lab 144 Cys Ser Phe Ile Gly Gly Ile Thr Tyr Leu 1 510 145 9 PRT Artificial Sequence Made in a lab 145 Ser Phe Ile Gly GlyIle Thr Tyr Leu 1 5 146 8 PRT Artificial Sequence Made in a lab 146 PheIle Gly Gly Ile Thr Tyr Leu 1 5 147 9 PRT Artificial Sequence Made in alab 147 Cys Ser Phe Ile Gly Gly Ile Thr Tyr 1 5 148 8 PRT ArtificialSequence Made in a lab 148 Cys Ser Phe Ile Gly Gly Ile Thr 1 5 149 10PRT Artificial Sequence Made in a lab 149 Cys Ser Ile Ile Gly Gly IleThr Tyr Leu 1 5 10 150 10 PRT Artificial Sequence Made in a lab 150 CysGly Phe Ile Gly Gly Ile Thr Tyr Leu 1 5 10 151 9 PRT Artificial SequenceMade in a lab 151 Gly Phe Ile Gly Gly Ile Thr Tyr Leu 1 5 152 20 PRTArtificial Sequence Made in a lab 152 Gln Ile Phe Val Cys Leu Ile SerAla Glu Arg Leu Arg Leu Arg Leu 1 5 10 15 Ser Val Ala Ser 20 153 20 PRTArtificial Sequence Made in a lab 153 Glu Arg Leu Arg Leu Arg Leu SerVal Ala Ser Ser Glu Glu Leu Pro 1 5 10 15 Thr Ser Arg His 20 154 20 PRTArtificial Sequence Made in a lab 154 Ala Ser Ser Glu Glu Leu Pro ThrSer Arg His Ser Glu Leu Ser Val 1 5 10 15 Arg Phe Cys Leu 20 155 20 PRTArtificial Sequence Made in a lab 155 Arg His Ser Glu Leu Ser Val ArgPhe Cys Leu Ser Thr Lys Cys Trp 1 5 10 15 Arg Asn Arg Phe 20 156 20 PRTArtificial Sequence Made in a lab 156 Leu Ser Thr Lys Cys Trp Arg AsnArg Phe Phe Leu Pro Lys Leu Lys 1 5 10 15 Gln Ile Trp Asp 20 157 53 PRTArtificial Sequence Made in a lab 157 Ile Phe Val Cys Leu Ile Ser AlaGlu Arg Leu Arg Leu Ser Val Ala 1 5 10 15 Ser Ser Glu Glu Leu Pro ThrSer Arg His Ser Glu Leu Ser Val Arg 20 25 30 Phe Cys Leu Ser Thr Lys CysTrp Arg Asn Arg Phe Phe Leu Pro Lys 35 40 45 Leu Lys Gln Ile Trp 50 15852 PRT Artificial Sequence Made in a lab 158 Leu Cys Val Ser His Lys ArgArg Ala Ala Ala Ala Val Cys Ser Phe 1 5 10 15 Ile Gly Gly Ile Thr TyrLeu Ala Thr Phe Gly Ala Ile Arg Pro Ile 20 25 30 Leu Phe Val Asn Lys MetLeu Ala Gln Pro Phe Leu Ser Ser Gln Ile 35 40 45 Lys Ala Asn Met 50 15924 DNA Chlamydia 159 ttttgaagca ggtaggtgaa tatg 24 160 24 DNA Chlamydia160 ttaagaaatt taaaaaatcc ctta 24 161 24 DNA Chlamydia 161 ggtataatatctctctaaat tttg 24 162 19 DNA Chlamydia 162 agataaaaaa ggctgtttc 19 16324 DNA Chlamydia 163 ttttgaagca ggtaggtgaa tatg 24 164 29 DNA Chlamydia164 tttacaataa gaaaagctaa gcactttgt 29 165 20 DNA Chlamydia 165ccttacacag tcctgctgac 20 166 20 DNA Chlamydia 166 gtttccgggc cctcacattg20 167 9 PRT Artificial Sequence Made in a lab 167 Ser Phe Ile Gly GlyIle Thr Tyr Leu 1 5 168 9 PRT Artificial Sequence Made in a lab 168 SerIle Ile Gly Gly Ile Thr Tyr Leu 1 5 169 2643 DNA Chlamydia 169gcaatcatgc gacctgatca tatgaacttc tgttgtctat gtgctgctat tttgtcatcc 60acagcggtcc tctttggcca ggatccctta ggtgaaaccg ccctcctcac taaaaatcct 120aatcatgtcg tctgtacatt ttttgaggac tgtaccatgg agagcctctt tcctgctctt 180tgtgctcatg catcacaaga cgatcctttg tatgtacttg gaaattccta ctgttggttc 240gtatctaaac tccatatcac ggaccccaaa gaggctcttt ttaaagaaaa aggagatctt 300tccattcaaa actttcgctt cctttccttc acagattgct cttccaagga aagctctcct 360tctattattc atcaaaagaa tggtcagtta tccttgcgca ataatggtag catgagtttc 420tgtcgaaatc atgctgaagg ctctggagga gccatctctg cggatgcctt ttctctacag 480cacaactatc ttttcacagc ttttgaagag aattcttcta aaggaaatgg cggagccatt 540caggctcaaa ccttctcttt atctagaaat gtgtcgccta tttctttcgc ccgtaatcgt 600gcggatttaa atggcggcgc tatttgctgt agtaatctta tttgttcagg gaatgtaaac 660cctctctttt tcactggaaa ctccgccacg aatggaggcg ctatttgttg tatcagcgat 720ctaaacacct cagaaaaagg ctctctctct cttgcttgta accaagaaac gctatttgca 780agcaattctg ctaaagaaaa aggcggggct atttatgcca agcacatggt attgcgttat 840aacggtcctg tttccttcat taacaacagc gctaaaatag gtggagctat cgccatccag 900tccggaggga gtctctctat ccttgcaggt gaaggatctg ttctgttcca gaataactcc 960caacgcacct ccgaccaagg tctagtaaga aacgccatct acttaragaa agatgcgatt 1020ctttcttcct tagaagctcg caacggagat attcttttct ttgatcctat tgtacaagaa 1080agtagcagca aagaatcgcc tcttccctcc tctttgcaag ccagcgtgac ttctcccacc 1140ccagccaccg catctccttt agttattcag acaagtgcaa accgttcagt gattttctcg 1200agcgaacgtc tttctgaaga agaaaaaact cctgataacc tcacttccca actacagcag 1260cctatcgaac tgaaatccgg acgcttagtt ttaaaagatc gcgctgtcct ttccgcgcct 1320tctctctctc aggatcctca agctctcctc attatggaag cgggaacttc tttaaaaact 1380tcctctgatt tgaagttagc tacgctaagt attccccttc attccttaga tactgaaaaa 1440agcgtaacta tccacgcccc taatctttct atccaaaaga tcttcctctc taactctgga 1500gatgagaatt tttatgaaaa tgtagagctt ctcagtaaag agcaaaacaa tattcctctc 1560cttactctcc ctaaagagca atctcattta catcttcctg atgggaacct ctcttctcac 1620tttggatatc aaggagattg gactttttct tggaaagatt ctgatgaagg gcattctctg 1680attgctaatt ggacgcctaa aaactatgtg cctcatccag aacgtcaatc tacactcgtt 1740gcgaacactc tttggaacac ctattccgat atgcaagctg tgcagtcgat gattaataca 1800acagcgcacg gaggagccta tctatttgga acgtggggat ctgctgtttc taatttattc 1860tatgttcacg acagctctgg gaaacctatc gataattggc atcatagaag ccttggctac 1920ctattcggta tcagtactca cagtttagat gaccattctt tctgcttggc tgcaggacaa 1980ttactcggga aatcgtccga ttcctttatt acgtctacag aaacgacctc ctatatagct 2040actgtacaag cgcaactcgc tacctctcta atgaaaatct ctgcacaggc atgctacaat 2100gaaagtatcc atgagctaaa aacaaaatat cgctccttct ctaaagaagg attcggatcc 2160tggcatagcg ttgcagtatc cggagaagtg tgcgcatcga ttcctattgt atccaatggt 2220tccggactgt tcagctcctt ctctattttc tctaaactgc aaggattttc aggaacacag 2280gacggttttg aggagagttc gggagagatt cggtcctttt ctgccagctc tttcagaaat 2340atttcacttc ctataggaat aacatttgaa aaaaaatccc aaaaaacacg aacctactat 2400tactttctag gagcctacat ccaagacctg aaacgtgatg tggaatcggg acctgtagtg 2460ttactcaaaa atgccgtctc ctgggatgct cctatggcga acttggattc acgagcctac 2520atgttccggc ttacgaatca aagagctcta cacagacttc agacgctgtt aaatgtgtct 2580tgtgtgctgc gtgggcaaag ccatagttac tccctggatc tggggaccac ttacaggttc 2640tag 2643 170 2949 DNA Chlamydia 170 atgattcctc aaggaattta cgatggggagacgttaactg tatcatttcc ctatactgtt 60 ataggagatc cgagtgggac tactgttttttctgcaggag agttaacatt aaaaaatctt 120 gacaattcta ttgcagcttt gcctttaagttgttttggga acttattagg gagttttact 180 gttttaggga gaggacactc gttgactttcgagaacatac ggacttctac aaatggggca 240 gctctaagta atagcgctgc tgatggactgtttactattg agggttttaa agaattatcc 300 ttttccaatt gcaattcatt acttgccgtactgcctgctg caacgactaa taagggtagc 360 cagactccga cgacaacatc tacaccgtctaatggtacta tttattctaa aacagatctt 420 ttgttactca ataatgagaa gttctcattctatagtaatt tagtctctgg agatggggga 480 gctatagatg ctaagagctt aacggttcaaggaattagca agctttgtgt cttccaagaa 540 aatactgctc aagctgatgg gggagcttgtcaagtagtca ccagtttctc tgctatggct 600 aacgaggctc ctattgcctt tgtagcgaatgttgcaggag taagaggggg agggattgct 660 gctgttcagg atgggcagca gggagtgtcatcatctactt caacagaaga tccagtagta 720 agtttttcca gaaatactgc ggtagagtttgatgggaacg tagcccgagt aggaggaggg 780 atttactcct acgggaacgt tgctttcctgaataatggaa aaaccttgtt tctcaacaat 840 gttgcttctc ctgtttacat tgctgctaagcaaccaacaa gtggacaggc ttctaatacg 900 agtaataatt acggagatgg aggagctatcttctgtaaga atggtgcgca agcaggatcc 960 aataactctg gatcagtttc ctttgatggagagggagtag ttttctttag tagcaatgta 1020 gctgctggga aagggggagc tatttatgccaaaaagctct cggttgctaa ctgtggccct 1080 gtacaatttt taaggaatat cgctaatgatggtggagcga tttatttagg agaatctgga 1140 gagctcagtt tatctgctga ttatggagatattattttcg atgggaatct taaaagaaca 1200 gccaaagaga atgctgccga tgttaatggcgtaactgtgt cctcacaagc catttcgatg 1260 ggatcgggag ggaaaataac gacattaagagctaaagcag ggcatcagat tctctttaat 1320 gatcccatcg agatggcaaa cggaaataaccagccagcgc agtcttccaa acttctaaaa 1380 attaacgatg gtgaaggata cacaggggatattgtttttg ctaatggaag cagtactttg 1440 taccaaaatg ttacgataga gcaaggaaggattgttcttc gtgaaaaggc aaaattatca 1500 gtgaattctc taagtcagac aggtgggagtctgtatatgg aagctgggag tacattggat 1560 tttgtaactc cacaaccacc acaacagcctcctgccgcta atcagttgat cacgctttcc 1620 aatctgcatt tgtctctttc ttctttgttagcaaacaatg cagttacgaa tcctcctacc 1680 aatcctccag cgcaagattc tcatcctgcagtcattggta gcacaactgc tggttctgtt 1740 acaattagtg ggcctatctt ttttgaggatttggatgata cagcttatga taggtatgat 1800 tggctaggtt ctaatcaaaa aatcaatgtcctgaaattac agttagggac taagccccca 1860 gctaatgccc catcagattt gactctagggaatgagatgc ctaagtatgg ctatcaagga 1920 agctggaagc ttgcgtggga tcctaatacagcaaataatg gtccttatac tctgaaagct 1980 acatggacta aaactgggta taatcctgggcctgagcgag tagcttcttt ggttccaaat 2040 agtttatggg gatccatttt agatatacgatctgcgcatt cagcaattca agcaagtgtg 2100 gatgggcgct cttattgtcg aggattatgggtttctggag tttcgaattt cttctatcat 2160 gaccgcgatg ctttaggtca gggatatcggtatattagtg ggggttattc cttaggagca 2220 aactcctact ttggatcatc gatgtttggtctagcattta ccgaagtatt tggtagatct 2280 aaagattatg tagtgtgtcg ttccaatcatcatgcttgca taggatccgt ttatctatct 2340 acccaacaag ctttatgtgg atcctatttgttcggagatg cgtttatccg tgctagctac 2400 gggtttggga atcagcatat gaaaacctcatatacatttg cagaggagag cgatgttcgt 2460 tgggataata actgtctggc tggagagattggagcgggat taccgattgt gattactcca 2520 tctaagctct atttgaatga gttgcgtcctttcgtgcaag ctgagttttc ttatgccgat 2580 catgaatctt ttacagagga aggcgatcaagctcgggcat tcaagagcgg acatctccta 2640 aatctatcag ttcctgttgg agtgaagtttgatcgatgtt ctagtacaca tcctaataaa 2700 tatagcttta tggcggctta tatctgtgatgcttatcgca ccatctctgg tactgagaca 2760 acgctcctat cccatcaaga gacatggacaacagatgcct ttcatttagc aagacatgga 2820 gttgtggtta gaggatctat gtatgcttctctaacaagta atatagaagt atatggccat 2880 ggaagatatg agtatcgaga tgcttctcgaggctatggtt tgagtgcagg magtaaagtc 2940 yggttctaa 2949 171 2895 DNAChlamydia 171 atgaaaaaag cgtttttctt tttccttatc ggaaactccc tatcaggactagctagagag 60 gttccttcta gaatctttct tatgcccaac tcagttccag atcctacgaaagagtcgcta 120 tcaaataaaa ttagtttgac aggagacact cacaatctca ctaactgctatctcgataac 180 ctacgctaca tactggctat tctacaaaaa actcccaatg aaggagctgctgtcacaata 240 acagattacc taagcttttt tgatacacaa aaagaaggta tttattttgcaaaaaatctc 300 acccctgaaa gtggtggtgc gattggttat gcgagtccca attctcctaccgtggagatt 360 cgtgatacaa taggtcctgt aatctttgaa aataatactt gttgcagactatttacatgg 420 agaaatcctt atgctgctga taaaataaga gaaggcggag ccattcatgctcaaaatctt 480 tacataaatc ataatcatga tgtggtcgga tttatgaaga acttttcttatgtccaagga 540 ggagccatta gtaccgctaa tacctttgtt gtgagcgaga atcagtcttgttttctcttt 600 atggacaaca tctgtattca aactaataca gcaggaaaag gtggcgctatctatgctgga 660 acgagcaatt cttttgagag taataactgc gatctcttct tcatcaataacgcctgttgt 720 gcaggaggag cgatcttctc ccctatctgt tctctaacag gaaatcgtggtaacatcgtt 780 ttctataaca atcgctgctt taaaaatgta gaaacagctt cttcagaagcttctgatgga 840 ggagcaatta aagtaactac tcgcctagat gttacaggca atcgtggtaggatctttttt 900 agtgacaata tcacaaaaaa ttatggcgga gctatttacg ctcctgtagttaccctagtg 960 gataatggcc ctacctactt tataaacaat atcgccaata ataaggggggcgctatctat 1020 atagacggaa ccagtaactc caaaatttct gccgaccgcc atgctattatttttaatgaa 1080 aatattgtga ctaatgtaac taatgcaaat ggtaccagta cgtcagctaatcctcctaga 1140 agaaatgcaa taacagtagc aagctcctct ggtgaaattc tattaggagcagggagtagc 1200 caaaatttaa ttttttatga tcctattgaa gttagcaatg caggggtctctgtgtccttc 1260 aataaggaag ctgatcaaac aggctctgta gtattttcag gagctactgttaattctgca 1320 gattttcatc aacgcaattt acaaacaaaa acacctgcac cccttactctcagtaatggt 1380 tttctatgta tcgaagatca tgctcagctt acagtgaatc gattcacacaaactgggggt 1440 gttgtttctc ttgggaatgg agcagttctg agttgctata aaaatggtacaggagattct 1500 gctagcaatg cctctataac actgaagcat attggattga atctttcttccattctgaaa 1560 agtggtgctg agattccttt attgtgggta gagcctacaa ataacagcaataactataca 1620 gcagatactg cagctacctt ttcattaagt gatgtaaaac tctcactcattgatgactac 1680 gggaactctc cttatgaatc cacagatctg acccatgctc tgtcatcacagcctatgcta 1740 tctatttctg aagctagcga taaccagcta caatcagaaa atatagatttttcgggacta 1800 aatgtccctc attatggatg gcaaggactt tggacttggg gctgggcaaaaactcaagat 1860 ccagaaccag catcttcagc aacaatcact gatccacaaa aagccaatagatttcataga 1920 accttactac taacatggct tcctgccggg tatgttccta gcccaaaacacagaagtccc 1980 ctcatagcta acaccttatg ggggaatatg ctgcttgcaa cagaaagcttaaaaaatagt 2040 gcagagctga cacctagtgg tcatcctttc tggggaatta caggaggaggactaggcatg 2100 atggtttacc aagatcctcg agaaaatcat cctggattcc atatgcgctcttccggatac 2160 tctgcgggga tgatagcagg gcagacacac accttctcat tgaaattcagtcagacctac 2220 accaaactca atgagcgtta cgcaaaaaac aacgtatctt ctaaaaattactcatgccaa 2280 ggagaaatgc tcttctcatt gcaagaaggt ttcttgctga ctaaattagttgggctttac 2340 agctatggag accataactg tcaccatttc tatactcaag gagaaaatctaacatctcaa 2400 gggacgttcc gcagtcaaac gatgggaggt gctgtctttt ttgatctccctatgaaaccc 2460 tttggatcaa cgcatatact gacagctccc tttttaggtg ctcttggtatttattctagc 2520 ctgtctcact ttactgaggt gggagcctat ccgcgaagct tttctacaaagactcctttg 2580 atcaatgtcc tagtccctat tggagttaaa ggtagcttta tgaatgctacccacagacct 2640 caagcctgga ctgtagaatt ggcataccaa cccgttctgt atagacaagaaccagggatc 2700 gcgacccagc tcctagccag taaaggtatt tggtttggta gtggaagcccctcatcgcgt 2760 catgccatgt cctataaaat ctcacagcaa acacaacctt tgagttggttaactctccat 2820 ttccagtatc atggattcta ctcctcttca accttctgta attatctcaatggggaaatt 2880 gctctgcgat tctag 2895 172 4593 DNA Chlamydia 172atgagttccg agaaagatat aaaaagcacc tgttctaagt tttctttgtc tgtagtagca 60gctatccttg cctctgttag cgggttagct agttgcgtag atcttcatgc tggaggacag 120tctgtaaatg agctggtata tgtaggccct caagcggttt tattgttaga ccaaattcga 180gatctattcg ttgggtctaa agatagtcag gctgaaggac agtataggtt aattgtagga 240gatccaagtt ctttccaaga gaaagatgca gatactcttc ccgggaaggt agagcaaagt 300actttgttct cagtaaccaa tcccgtggtt ttccaaggtg tggaccaaca ggatcaagtc 360tcttcccaag ggttaatttg tagttttacg agcagcaacc ttgattctcc ccgtgacgga 420gaatcttttt taggtattgc ttttgttggg gatagtagta aggctggaat cacattaact 480gacgtgaaag cttctttgtc tggagcggct ttatattcta cagaagatct tatctttgaa 540aagattaagg gtggattgga atttgcatca tgttcttctc tagaacaggg gggagcttgt 600gcagctcaaa gtattttgat tcatgattgt caaggattgc aggttaaaca ctgtactaca 660gccgtgaatg ctgaggggtc tagtgcgaat gatcatcttg gatttggagg aggcgctttc 720tttgttacgg gttctctttc tggagagaaa agtctctata tgcctgcagg agatatggta 780gttgcgaatt gtgatggggc tatatctttt gaaggaaaca gcgcgaactt tgctaatgga 840ggagcgattg ctgcctctgg gaaagtgctt tttgtcgcta atgataaaaa gacttctttt 900atagagaacc gagctttgtc tggaggagcg attgcagcct cttctgatat tgcctttcaa 960aactgcgcag aactagtttt caaaggcaat tgtgcaattg gaacagagga taaaggttct 1020ttaggtggag gggctatatc ttctctaggc accgttcttt tgcaagggaa tcacgggata 1080acttgtgata agaatgagtc tgcttcgcaa ggaggcgcca tttttggcaa aaattgtcag 1140atttctgaca acgaggggcc agtggttttc agagatagta cagcttgctt aggaggaggc 1200gctattgcag ctcaagaaat tgtttctatt cagaacaatc aggctgggat ttccttcgag 1260ggaggtaagg ctagtttcgg aggaggtatt gcgtgtggat ctttttcttc cgcaggcggt 1320gcttctgttt tagggactat tgatatttcg aagaatttag gcgcgatttc gttctctcgt 1380actttatgta cgacctcaga tttaggacaa atggagtacc agggaggagg agctctattt 1440ggtgaaaata tttctctttc tgagaatgct ggtgtgctca cctttaaaga caacattgtg 1500aagacttttg cttcgaatgg gaaaattctg ggaggaggag cgattttagc tactggtaag 1560gtggaaatta ccaataattc cggaggaatt tcttttacag gaaatgcgag agctccacaa 1620gctcttccaa ctcaagagga gtttccttta ttcagcaaaa aagaagggcg accactctct 1680tcaggatatt ctgggggagg agcgatttta ggaagagaag tagctattct ccacaacgct 1740gcagtagtat ttgagcaaaa tcgtttgcag tgcagcgaag aagaagcgac attattaggt 1800tgttgtggag gaggcgctgt tcatgggatg gatagcactt cgattgttgg caactcttca 1860gtaagatttg gtaataatta cgcaatggga caaggagtct caggaggagc tcttttatct 1920aaaacagtgc agttagctgg aaatggaagc gtcgattttt ctcgaaatat tgctagtttg 1980ggaggaggag ctcttcaagc ttctgaagga aattgtgagc tagttgataa cggctatgtg 2040ctattcagag ataatcgagg gagggtttat gggggtgcta tttcttgctt acgtggagat 2100gtagtcattt ctggaaacaa gggtagagtt gaatttaaag acaacatagc aacacgtctt 2160tatgtggaag aaactgtaga aaaggttgaa gaggtagagc cagctcctga gcaaaaagac 2220aataatgagc tttctttctt agggagtgta gaacagagtt ttattactgc agctaatcaa 2280gctcttttcg catctgaaga tggggattta tcacctgagt catccatttc ttctgaagaa 2340cttgcgaaaa gaagagagtg tgctggagga gctatttttg caaaacgggt tcgtattgta 2400gataaccaag aggccgttgt attctcgaat aacttctctg atatttatgg cggcgccatt 2460tttacaggtt ctcttcgaga agaggataag ttagatgggc aaatccctga agtcttgatc 2520tcaggcaatg caggggatgt tgttttttcc ggaaattcct cgaagcgtga tgagcatctt 2580cctcatacag gtgggggagc catttgtact caaaatttga cgatttctca gaatacaggg 2640aatgttctgt tttataacaa cgtggcctgt tcgggaggag ctgttcgtat agaggatcat 2700ggtaatgttc ttttagaagc ttttggagga gatattgttt ttaaaggaaa ttcttctttc 2760agagcacaag gatccgatgc tatctatttt gcaggtaaag aatcgcatat tacagccctg 2820aatgctacgg aaggacatgc tattgttttc cacgacgcat tagtttttga aaatctaaaa 2880gaaaggaaat ctgctgaagt attgttaatc aatagtcgag aaaatccagg ttacactgga 2940tctattcgat ttttagaagc agaaagtaaa gttcctcaat gtattcatgt acaacaagga 3000agccttgagt tgctaaatgg agctacatta tgtagttatg gttttaaaca agatgctgga 3060gctaagttgg tattggctgc tggatctaaa ctgaagattt tagattcagg aactcctgta 3120caagggcatg ctatcagtaa acctgaagca gaaatcgagt catcttctga accagagggt 3180gcacattctc tttggattgc gaagaatgct caaacaacag ttcctatggt tgatatccat 3240actatttctg tagatttagc ctccttctct tctagtcaac aggaggggac agtagaagct 3300cctcaggtta ttgttcctgg aggaagttat gttcgatctg gagagcttaa tttggagtta 3360gttaacacaa caggtactgg ttatgaaaat catgctttgt tgaagaatga ggctaaagtt 3420ccattgatgt ctttcgttgc ttctagtgat gaagcttcag ccgaaatcag taacttgtcg 3480gtttctgatt tacagattca tgtagcaact ccagagattg aagaagacac atacggccat 3540atgggagatt ggtctgaggc taaaattcaa gatggaactc ttgtcattaa ttggaatcct 3600actggatatc gattagatcc tcaaaaagca ggggctttag tatttaatgc attatgggaa 3660gaaggggctg tcttgtctgc tctgaaaaat gcacgctttg ctcataatct cactgctcag 3720cgtatggaat tcgattattc tacaaatgtg tggggattcg cctttggtgg tttccgaact 3780ctatctgcag agaatctggt tgctattgat ggatacaaag gagcttatgg tggtgcttct 3840gctggagtcg atattcaatt gatggaagat tttgttctag gagttagtgg agctgctttc 3900ctaggtaaaa tggatagtca gaagtttgat gcggaggttt ctcggaaggg agttgttggt 3960tctgtatata caggattttt agctggatcc tggttcttca aaggacaata tagccttgga 4020gaaacacaga acgatatgaa aacgcgttat ggagtactag gagagtcgag tgcttcttgg 4080acatctcgag gagtactggc agatgcttta gttgaatacc gaagtttagt tggtcctgtg 4140agacctactt tttatgcttt gcatttcaat ccttatgtcg aagtatctta tgcttctatg 4200aaattccctg gctttacaga acaaggaaga gaagcgcgtt cttttgaaga cgcttccctt 4260accaatatca ccattccttt agggatgaag tttgaattgg cgttcataaa aggacagttt 4320tcagaggtga actctttggg aataagttat gcatgggaag cttatcgaaa agtagaagga 4380ggcgcggtgc agcttttaga agctgggttt gattgggagg gagctccaat ggatcttcct 4440agacaggagc tgcgtgtcgc tctggaaaat aatacggaat ggagttctta cttcagcaca 4500gtcttaggat taacagcttt ttgtggagga tttacttcta cagatagtaa actaggatat 4560gaggcgaata ctggattgcg attgatcttt taa 4593 173 5331 DNA Chlamydia 173gcaatcatga aatttatgtc agctactgct gtatttgctg cagtactctc ctccgttact 60gaggcgagct cgatccaaga tcaaataaag aataccgact gcaatgttag caaagtagga 120tattcaactt ctcaagcatt tactgatatg atgctagcag acaacacaga gtatcgagct 180gctgatagtg tttcattcta tgacttttcg acatcttccg gattacctag aaaacatctt 240agtagtagta gtgaagcttc tccaacgaca gaaggagtgt cttcatcttc atctggagaa 300aatactgaga attcacaaga ttcagctccc tcttctggag aaactgataa gaaaacagaa 360gaagaactag acaatggcgg aatcatttat gctagagaga aactaactat ctcagaatct 420caggactctc tctctaatcc aagcatagaa ctccatgaca atagtttttt cttcggagaa 480ggtgaagtta tctttgatca cagagttgcc ctcaaaaacg gaggagctat ttatggagag 540aaagaggtag tctttgaaaa cataaaatct ctactagtag aagtaaatat ctcggtcgag 600aaagggggta gcgtctatgc aaaagaacga gtatctttag aaaatgttac cgaagcaacc 660ttctcctcca atggtgggga acaaggtggt ggtggaatct attcagaaca agatatgtta 720atcagtgatt gcaacaatgt acatttccaa gggaatgctg caggagcaac agcagtaaaa 780caatgtctgg atgaagaaat gatcgtattg ctcacagaat gcgttgatag cttatccgaa 840gatacactgg atagcactcc agaaacggaa cagactaagt caaatggaaa tcaagatggt 900tcgtctgaaa caaaagatac acaagtatca gaatcaccag aatcaactcc tagccccgac 960gatgttttag gtaaaggtgg tggtatctat acagaaaaat ctttgaccat cactggaatt 1020acagggacta tagattttgt cagtaacata gctaccgatt ctggagcagg tgtattcact 1080aaagaaaact tgtcttgcac caacacgaat agcctacagt ttttgaaaaa ctcggcaggt 1140caacatggag gaggagccta cgttactcaa accatgtctg ttactaatac aactagtgaa 1200agtataacta ctccccctct cgtaggagaa gtgattttct ctgaaaatac agctaaaggg 1260cacggtggtg gtatctgcac taacaaactt tctttatcta atttaaaaac ggtgactctc 1320actaaaaact ctgcaaagga gtctggagga gctattttta cagatctagc gtctatacca 1380acaacagata ccccagagtc ttctaccccc tcttcctcct cgcctgcaag cactcccgaa 1440gtagttgctt ctgctaaaat aaatcgattc tttgcctcta cggcagaacc ggcagcccct 1500tctctaacag aggctgagtc tgatcaaacg gatcaaacag aaacttctga tactaatagc 1560gatatagacg tgtcgattga gaacattttg aatgtcgcta tcaatcaaaa cacttctgcg 1620aaaaaaggag gggctattta cgggaaaaaa gctaaacttt cccgtattaa caatcttgaa 1680ctttcaggga attcatccca ggatgtagga ggaggtctct gtttaactga aagcgtagaa 1740tttgatgcaa ttggatcgct cttatcccac tataactctg ctgctaaaga aggtggggtt 1800attcattcta aaacggttac tctatctaac ctcaagtcta ccttcacttt tgcagataac 1860actgttaaag caatagtaga aagcactcct gaagctccag aagagattcc tccagtagaa 1920ggagaagagt ctacagcaac agaaaatccg aattctaata cagaaggaag ttcggctaac 1980actaaccttg aaggatctca aggggatact gctgatacag ggactggtgt tgttaacaat 2040gagtctcaag acacatcaga tactggaaac gctgaatctg gagaacaact acaagattct 2100acacaatcta atgaagaaaa tacccttccc aatagtagta ttgatcaatc taacgaaaac 2160acagacgaat catctgatag ccacactgag gaaataactg acgagagtgt ctcatcgtcc 2220tctaaaagtg gatcatctac tcctcaagat ggaggagcag cttcttcagg ggctccctca 2280ggagatcaat ctatctctgc aaacgcttgt ttagctaaaa gctatgctgc gagtactgat 2340agctcccctg tatctaattc ttcaggttca gacgttactg catcttctga taatccagac 2400tcttcctcat ctggagatag cgctggagac tctgaaggac cgactgagcc agaagctggt 2460tctacaacag aaactcctac tttaatagga ggaggtgcta tctatggaga aactgttaag 2520attgagaact tctctggcca aggaatattt tctggaaaca aagctatcga taacaccaca 2580gaaggctcct cttccaaatc taacgtcctc ggaggtgcgg tctatgctaa aacattgttt 2640aatctcgata gcgggagctc tagacgaact gtcaccttct ccgggaatac tgtctcttct 2700caatctacaa caggtcaggt tgctggagga gctatctact ctcctactgt aaccattgct 2760actcctgtag tattttctaa aaactctgca acaaacaatg ctaataacgc tacagatact 2820cagagaaaag acacctttgg aggagctatc ggagctactt ctgctgtttc tctatcagga 2880ggggctcatt tcttagaaaa cgttgctgac ctcggatctg ctattgggtt ggtgccagac 2940acacaaaata cagaaacagt gaaattagag tctggctcct actactttga aaaaaataaa 3000gctttaaaac gagctactat ttacgcacct gtcgtttcca ttaaagccta tactgcgaca 3060tttaaccaaa acagatctct agaagaagga agcgcgattt actttacaaa agaagcatct 3120attgagtctt taggctctgt tctcttcaca ggaaacttag taaccccaac gctaagcaca 3180actacagaag gcacaccagc cacaacctca ggagatgtaa caaaatatgg tgctgctatc 3240tttggacaaa tagcaagctc aaacggatct cagacggata accttcccct gaaactcatt 3300gcttcaggag gaaatatttg tttccgaaac aatgaatacc gtcctacttc ttctgatacc 3360ggaacctcta ctttctgtag tattgcggga gatgttaaat taaccatgca agctgcaaaa 3420gggaaaacga tcagtttctt tgatgcaatc cggacctcta ctaagaaaac aggtacacag 3480gcaactgcct acgatactct cgatattaat aaatctgagg attcagaaac tgtaaactct 3540gcgtttacag gaacgattct gttctcctct gaattacatg aaaataaatc ctatattcca 3600caaaacgtag ttctacacag tggatctctt gtattgaagc caaataccga gcttcatgtc 3660atttcttttg agcagaaaga aggctcttct ctcgttatga cacctggatc tgttctttcg 3720aaccagactg ttgctgatgg agctttggtc ataaataaca tgaccattga tttatccagc 3780gtagagaaaa atggtattgc tgaaggaaat atctttactc ctccagaatt gagaatcata 3840gacactacta caagtggaag cggtggaacc ccatctacag atagtgaaag taaccagaat 3900agtgatgata ccaaggagca aaataataat gacgcctcga atcaaggaga aagcgcgaat 3960ggatcgtctt ctcctgcagt agctgctgca cacacatctc gtacaagaaa ctttgccgct 4020gcagctacag ccacacctac gacaacacca acggctacaa ctacaacaag caaccaagta 4080atcctaggag gagaaatcaa actcatcgat cctaatggga ccttcttcca gaaccctgca 4140ttaagatccg accaacaaat ctccttgtta gtgctcccta cagactcatc aaaaatgcaa 4200gctcagaaaa tagtactgac gggtgatatt gctcctcaga aaggatatac aggaacactc 4260actctggatc ctgatcaact acaaaatgga acgatctcag cgctctggaa atttgactct 4320tatagacaat gggcttatgt acctagagac aatcatttct atgcgaactc gattctggga 4380tctcaaatgt caatggtcac agtcaaacaa ggcttgctca acgataaaat gaatctagct 4440cgctttgatg aagttagcta taacaacctg tggatatcag gactaggaac gatgctatcg 4500caagtaggaa cacctacttc tgaagaattc acttattaca gcagaggagc ttctgttgcc 4560ttagatgcta aaccagccca tgatgtgatt gttggagctg catttagtaa gatgatcggg 4620aaaacaaaat ccttgaaaag agagaataac tacactcaca aaggatccga atattcttac 4680caagcatcgg tatacggagg caaaccattc cactttgtaa tcaataaaaa aacggaaaaa 4740tcgctaccgc tattgttaca aggagtcatc tcttacggat atatcaaaca tgatacagtg 4800actcactatc caacgatccg tgaacgaaac caaggagaat gggaagactt aggatggctg 4860acagctctcc gtgtctcctc tgtcttaaga actcctgcac aaggggatac taaacgtatc 4920actgtttacg gagaattgga atactccagt atccgtcaga aacaattcac agaaacagaa 4980tacgatcctc gttacttcga caactgcacc tatagaaact tagcaattcc tatggggtta 5040gcattcgaag gagagctctc tggtaacgat attttgatgt acaacagatt ctctgtagca 5100tacatgccat caatctatcg aaattctcca acatgcaaat accaagtgct ctcttcagga 5160gaaggcggag aaattatttg tggagtaccg acaagaaact cagctcgcgg agaatacagc 5220acgcagctgt acccgggacc tttgtggact ctgtatggat cctacacgat agaagcagac 5280gcacatacac tagctcatat gatgaactgc ggtgctcgta tgacattcta a 5331 174 5265DNA Chlamydia 174 gcaatcatga aatggctgtc agctactgcg gtgtttgctg ctgttctcccctcagtttca 60 gggttttgct tcccagaacc taaagaatta aatttctctc gcgtagaaacttcttcctct 120 accactttta ctgaaacaat tggagaagct ggggcagaat atatcgtctctggtaacgca 180 tctttcacaa aatttaccaa cattcctact accgatacaa caactcccacgaactcaaac 240 tcctctagct ctagcggaga aactgcttcc gtttctgagg atagtgactctacaacaacg 300 actcctgatc ctaaaggtgg cggcgccttt tataacgcgc actccggagttttgtccttt 360 atgacacgat caggaacaga aggttcctta actctgtctg agataaaaatgactggtgaa 420 ggcggtgcta tcttctctca aggagagctg ctatttacag atctgacaagtctaaccatc 480 caaaataact tatcccagct atccggagga gcgatttttg gaggatctacaatctcccta 540 tcagggatta ctaaagcgac tttctcctgc aactctgcag aagttcctgctcctgttaag 600 aaacctacag aacctaaagc tcaaacagca agcgaaacgt cgggttctagtagttctagc 660 ggaaatgatt cggtgtcttc ccccagttcc agtagagctg aacccgcagcagctaatctt 720 caaagtcact ttatttgtgc tacagctact cctgctgctc aaaccgatacagaaacatca 780 actccctctc ataagccagg atctggggga gctatctatg ctaaaggcgaccttactatc 840 gcagactctc aagaggtact attctcaata aataaagcta ctaaagatggaggagcgatc 900 tttgctgaga aagatgtttc tttcgagaat attacatcat taaaagtacaaactaacggt 960 gctgaagaaa agggaggagc tatctatgct aaaggtgacc tctcaattcaatcttctaaa 1020 cagagtcttt ttaattctaa ctacagtaaa caaggtgggg gggctctatatgttgaagga 1080 ggtataaact tccaagatct tgaagaaatt cgcattaagt acaataaagctggaacgttc 1140 gaaacaaaaa aaatcacttt accttcttta aaagctcaag catctgcaggaaatgcagat 1200 gcttgggcct cttcctctcc tcaatctggt tctggagcaa ctacagtctccgactcagga 1260 gactctagct ctggctcaga ctcggatacc tcagaaacag ttccagtcacagctaaaggc 1320 ggtgggcttt atactgataa gaatctttcg attactaaca tcacaggaattatcgaaatt 1380 gcaaataaca aagcgacaga tgttggaggt ggtgcttacg taaaaggaacccttacttgt 1440 gaaaactctc accgtctaca atttttgaaa aactcttccg ataaacaaggtggaggaatc 1500 tacggagaag acaacatcac cctatctaat ttgacaggga agactctattccaagagaat 1560 actgccaaag aagagggcgg tggactcttc ataaaaggta cagataaagctcttacaatg 1620 acaggactgg atagtttctg tttaattaat aacacatcag aaaaacatggtggtggagcc 1680 tttgttacca aagaaatctc tcagacttac acctctgatg tggaaacaattccaggaatc 1740 acgcctgtac atggtgaaac agtcattact ggcaataaat ctacaggaggtaatggtgga 1800 ggcgtgtgta caaaacgtct tgccttatct aaccttcaaa gcatttctatatccgggaat 1860 tctgcagcag aaaatggtgg tggagcccac acatgcccag atagcttcccaacggcggat 1920 actgcagaac agcccgcagc agcttctgcc gcgacgtcta ctcccaaatctgccccggtc 1980 tcaactgctc taagcacacc ttcatcttct accgtctctt cattaaccttactagcagcc 2040 tcttcacaag cctctcctgc aacctctaat aaggaaactc aagatcctaatgctgataca 2100 gacttattga tcgattatgt agttgatacg actatcagca aaaacactgctaagaaaggc 2160 ggtggaatct atgctaaaaa agccaagatg tcccgcatag accaactgaatatctctgag 2220 aactccgcta cagagatagg tggaggtatc tgctgtaaag aatctttagaactagatgct 2280 ctagtctcct tatctgtaac agagaacctt gttgggaaag aaggtggaggcttacatgct 2340 aaaactgtaa atatttctaa tctgaaatca ggcttctctt tctcgaacaacaaagcaaac 2400 tcctcatcca caggagtcgc aacaacagct tcagcacctg ctgcagctgctgcttcccta 2460 caagcagccg cagcagccgc accatcatct ccagcaacac caacttattcaggtgtagta 2520 ggaggagcta tctatggaga aaaggttaca ttctctcaat gtagcgggacttgtcagttc 2580 tctgggaacc aagctatcga taacaatccc tcccaatcat cgttgaacgtacaaggagga 2640 gccatctatg ccaaaacctc tttgtctatt ggatcttccg atgctggaacctcctatatt 2700 ttctcgggga acagtgtctc cactgggaaa tctcaaacaa cagggcaaatagcgggagga 2760 gcgatctact cccctactgt tacattgaat tgtcctgcga cattctctaacaatacagcc 2820 tctatagcta caccgaagac ttcttctgaa gatggatcct caggaaattctattaaagat 2880 accattggag gagccattgc agggacagcc attaccctat ctggagtctctcgattttca 2940 gggaatacgg ctgatttagg agctgcaata ggaactctag ctaatgcaaatacacccagt 3000 gcaactagcg gatctcaaaa tagcattaca gaaaaaatta ctttagaaaacggttctttt 3060 atttttgaaa gaaaccaagc taataaacgt ggagcgattt actctcctagcgtttccatt 3120 aaagggaata atattacctt caatcaaaat acatccactc atgatggaagcgctatctac 3180 tttacaaaag atgctacgat tgagtcttta ggatctgttc tttttacaggaaataacgtt 3240 acagctacac aagctagttc tgcaacatct ggacaaaata caaatactgccaactatggg 3300 gcagccatct ttggagatcc aggaaccact caatcgtctc aaacagatgccattttaacc 3360 cttcttgctt cttctggaaa cattactttt agcaacaaca gtttacagaataaccaaggt 3420 gatactcccg ctagcaagtt ttgtagtatt gcaggatacg tcaaactctctctacaagcc 3480 gctaaaggga agactattag ctttttcgat tgtgtgcaca cctctaccaaaaaaacaggt 3540 tcaacacaaa acgtttatga aactttagat attaataaag aagagaacagtaatccatat 3600 acaggaacta ttgtgttctc ttctgaatta catgaaaaca aatcttacatcccacagaat 3660 gcaatccttc acaacggaac tttagttctt aaagagaaaa cagaactccacgtagtctct 3720 tttgagcaga aagaagggtc taaattaatt atggaacccg gagctgtgttatctaaccaa 3780 aacatagcta acggagctct agctatcaat gggttaacga ttgatctttccagtatgggg 3840 actcctcaag caggggaaat cttctctcct ccagaattac gtatcgttgccacgacctct 3900 agtgcatccg gaggaagcgg ggtcagcagt agtataccaa caaatcctaaaaggatttct 3960 gcagcagtgc cttcaggttc tgccgcaact actccaacta tgagcgagaacaaagttttc 4020 ctaacaggag accttacttt aatagatcct aatggaaact tttaccaaaaccctatgtta 4080 ggaagcgatc tagatgtacc actaattaag cttccgacta acacaagtgacgtccaagtc 4140 tatgatttaa ctttatctgg ggatcttttc cctcagaaag ggtacatgggaacctggaca 4200 ttagattcta atccacaaac agggaaactt caagccagat ggacattcgatacctatcgt 4260 cgctgggtat acatacctag ggataatcat ttttatgcga actctatcttaggctcccaa 4320 aactcaatga ttgttgtgaa gcaagggctt atcaacaaca tgttgaataatgcccgcttc 4380 gatgatatcg cttacaataa cttctgggtt tcaggagtag gaactttcttagctcaacaa 4440 ggaactcctc tttccgaaga attcagttac tacagccgcg gaacttcagttgccatcgat 4500 gccaaaccta gacaagattt tatcctagga gctgcattta gtaagatagtggggaaaacc 4560 aaagccatca aaaaaatgca taattacttc cataagggct ctgagtactcttaccaagct 4620 tctgtctatg gaggtaaatt cctgtatttc ttgctcaata agcaacatggttgggcactt 4680 cctttcctaa tacaaggagt cgtgtcctat ggacatatta aacatgatacaacaacactt 4740 tacccttcta tccatgaaag aaataaagga gattgggaag atttaggatggttagcggat 4800 cttcgtatct ctatggatct taaagaacct tctaaagatt cttctaaacggatcactgtc 4860 tatggggaac tcgagtattc cagcattcgc cagaaacagt tcacagaaatcgattacgat 4920 ccaagacact tcgatgattg tgcttacaga aatctgtcgc ttcctgtgggatgcgctgtc 4980 gaaggagcta tcatgaactg taatattctt atgtataata agcttgcattagcctacatg 5040 ccttctatct acagaaataa tcctgtctgt aaatatcggg tattgtcttcgaatgaagct 5100 ggtcaagtta tctgcggagt gccaactaga acctctgcta gagcagaatacagtactcaa 5160 ctatatcttg gtcccttctg gactctctac ggaaactata ctatcgatgtaggcatgtat 5220 acgctatcgc aaatgactag ctgcggtgct cgcatgatct tctaa 5265175 880 PRT Chlamydia VARIANT (1)...(880) Xaa = Any Amino Acid 175 AlaIle Met Arg Pro Asp His Met Asn Phe Cys Cys Leu Cys Ala Ala 1 5 10 15Ile Leu Ser Ser Thr Ala Val Leu Phe Gly Gln Asp Pro Leu Gly Glu 20 25 30Thr Ala Leu Leu Thr Lys Asn Pro Asn His Val Val Cys Thr Phe Phe 35 40 45Glu Asp Cys Thr Met Glu Ser Leu Phe Pro Ala Leu Cys Ala His Ala 50 55 60Ser Gln Asp Asp Pro Leu Tyr Val Leu Gly Asn Ser Tyr Cys Trp Phe 65 70 7580 Val Ser Lys Leu His Ile Thr Asp Pro Lys Glu Ala Leu Phe Lys Glu 85 9095 Lys Gly Asp Leu Ser Ile Gln Asn Phe Arg Phe Leu Ser Phe Thr Asp 100105 110 Cys Ser Ser Lys Glu Ser Ser Pro Ser Ile Ile His Gln Lys Asn Gly115 120 125 Gln Leu Ser Leu Arg Asn Asn Gly Ser Met Ser Phe Cys Arg AsnHis 130 135 140 Ala Glu Gly Ser Gly Gly Ala Ile Ser Ala Asp Ala Phe SerLeu Gln 145 150 155 160 His Asn Tyr Leu Phe Thr Ala Phe Glu Glu Asn SerSer Lys Gly Asn 165 170 175 Gly Gly Ala Ile Gln Ala Gln Thr Phe Ser LeuSer Arg Asn Val Ser 180 185 190 Pro Ile Ser Phe Ala Arg Asn Arg Ala AspLeu Asn Gly Gly Ala Ile 195 200 205 Cys Cys Ser Asn Leu Ile Cys Ser GlyAsn Val Asn Pro Leu Phe Phe 210 215 220 Thr Gly Asn Ser Ala Thr Asn GlyGly Ala Ile Cys Cys Ile Ser Asp 225 230 235 240 Leu Asn Thr Ser Glu LysGly Ser Leu Ser Leu Ala Cys Asn Gln Glu 245 250 255 Thr Leu Phe Ala SerAsn Ser Ala Lys Glu Lys Gly Gly Ala Ile Tyr 260 265 270 Ala Lys His MetVal Leu Arg Tyr Asn Gly Pro Val Ser Phe Ile Asn 275 280 285 Asn Ser AlaLys Ile Gly Gly Ala Ile Ala Ile Gln Ser Gly Gly Ser 290 295 300 Leu SerIle Leu Ala Gly Glu Gly Ser Val Leu Phe Gln Asn Asn Ser 305 310 315 320Gln Arg Thr Ser Asp Gln Gly Leu Val Arg Asn Ala Ile Tyr Leu Xaa 325 330335 Lys Asp Ala Ile Leu Ser Ser Leu Glu Ala Arg Asn Gly Asp Ile Leu 340345 350 Phe Phe Asp Pro Ile Val Gln Glu Ser Ser Ser Lys Glu Ser Pro Leu355 360 365 Pro Ser Ser Leu Gln Ala Ser Val Thr Ser Pro Thr Pro Ala ThrAla 370 375 380 Ser Pro Leu Val Ile Gln Thr Ser Ala Asn Arg Ser Val IlePhe Ser 385 390 395 400 Ser Glu Arg Leu Ser Glu Glu Glu Lys Thr Pro AspAsn Leu Thr Ser 405 410 415 Gln Leu Gln Gln Pro Ile Glu Leu Lys Ser GlyArg Leu Val Leu Lys 420 425 430 Asp Arg Ala Val Leu Ser Ala Pro Ser LeuSer Gln Asp Pro Gln Ala 435 440 445 Leu Leu Ile Met Glu Ala Gly Thr SerLeu Lys Thr Ser Ser Asp Leu 450 455 460 Lys Leu Ala Thr Leu Ser Ile ProLeu His Ser Leu Asp Thr Glu Lys 465 470 475 480 Ser Val Thr Ile His AlaPro Asn Leu Ser Ile Gln Lys Ile Phe Leu 485 490 495 Ser Asn Ser Gly AspGlu Asn Phe Tyr Glu Asn Val Glu Leu Leu Ser 500 505 510 Lys Glu Gln AsnAsn Ile Pro Leu Leu Thr Leu Pro Lys Glu Gln Ser 515 520 525 His Leu HisLeu Pro Asp Gly Asn Leu Ser Ser His Phe Gly Tyr Gln 530 535 540 Gly AspTrp Thr Phe Ser Trp Lys Asp Ser Asp Glu Gly His Ser Leu 545 550 555 560Ile Ala Asn Trp Thr Pro Lys Asn Tyr Val Pro His Pro Glu Arg Gln 565 570575 Ser Thr Leu Val Ala Asn Thr Leu Trp Asn Thr Tyr Ser Asp Met Gln 580585 590 Ala Val Gln Ser Met Ile Asn Thr Thr Ala His Gly Gly Ala Tyr Leu595 600 605 Phe Gly Thr Trp Gly Ser Ala Val Ser Asn Leu Phe Tyr Val HisAsp 610 615 620 Ser Ser Gly Lys Pro Ile Asp Asn Trp His His Arg Ser LeuGly Tyr 625 630 635 640 Leu Phe Gly Ile Ser Thr His Ser Leu Asp Asp HisSer Phe Cys Leu 645 650 655 Ala Ala Gly Gln Leu Leu Gly Lys Ser Ser AspSer Phe Ile Thr Ser 660 665 670 Thr Glu Thr Thr Ser Tyr Ile Ala Thr ValGln Ala Gln Leu Ala Thr 675 680 685 Ser Leu Met Lys Ile Ser Ala Gln AlaCys Tyr Asn Glu Ser Ile His 690 695 700 Glu Leu Lys Thr Lys Tyr Arg SerPhe Ser Lys Glu Gly Phe Gly Ser 705 710 715 720 Trp His Ser Val Ala ValSer Gly Glu Val Cys Ala Ser Ile Pro Ile 725 730 735 Val Ser Asn Gly SerGly Leu Phe Ser Ser Phe Ser Ile Phe Ser Lys 740 745 750 Leu Gln Gly PheSer Gly Thr Gln Asp Gly Phe Glu Glu Ser Ser Gly 755 760 765 Glu Ile ArgSer Phe Ser Ala Ser Ser Phe Arg Asn Ile Ser Leu Pro 770 775 780 Ile GlyIle Thr Phe Glu Lys Lys Ser Gln Lys Thr Arg Thr Tyr Tyr 785 790 795 800Tyr Phe Leu Gly Ala Tyr Ile Gln Asp Leu Lys Arg Asp Val Glu Ser 805 810815 Gly Pro Val Val Leu Leu Lys Asn Ala Val Ser Trp Asp Ala Pro Met 820825 830 Ala Asn Leu Asp Ser Arg Ala Tyr Met Phe Arg Leu Thr Asn Gln Arg835 840 845 Ala Leu His Arg Leu Gln Thr Leu Leu Asn Val Ser Cys Val LeuArg 850 855 860 Gly Gln Ser His Ser Tyr Ser Leu Asp Leu Gly Thr Thr TyrArg Phe 865 870 875 880 176 982 PRT Chlamydia VARIANT (1)...(982) Xaa =Any Amino Acid 176 Met Ile Pro Gln Gly Ile Tyr Asp Gly Glu Thr Leu ThrVal Ser Phe 1 5 10 15 Pro Tyr Thr Val Ile Gly Asp Pro Ser Gly Thr ThrVal Phe Ser Ala 20 25 30 Gly Glu Leu Thr Leu Lys Asn Leu Asp Asn Ser IleAla Ala Leu Pro 35 40 45 Leu Ser Cys Phe Gly Asn Leu Leu Gly Ser Phe ThrVal Leu Gly Arg 50 55 60 Gly His Ser Leu Thr Phe Glu Asn Ile Arg Thr SerThr Asn Gly Ala 65 70 75 80 Ala Leu Ser Asn Ser Ala Ala Asp Gly Leu PheThr Ile Glu Gly Phe 85 90 95 Lys Glu Leu Ser Phe Ser Asn Cys Asn Ser LeuLeu Ala Val Leu Pro 100 105 110 Ala Ala Thr Thr Asn Lys Gly Ser Gln ThrPro Thr Thr Thr Ser Thr 115 120 125 Pro Ser Asn Gly Thr Ile Tyr Ser LysThr Asp Leu Leu Leu Leu Asn 130 135 140 Asn Glu Lys Phe Ser Phe Tyr SerAsn Leu Val Ser Gly Asp Gly Gly 145 150 155 160 Ala Ile Asp Ala Lys SerLeu Thr Val Gln Gly Ile Ser Lys Leu Cys 165 170 175 Val Phe Gln Glu AsnThr Ala Gln Ala Asp Gly Gly Ala Cys Gln Val 180 185 190 Val Thr Ser PheSer Ala Met Ala Asn Glu Ala Pro Ile Ala Phe Val 195 200 205 Ala Asn ValAla Gly Val Arg Gly Gly Gly Ile Ala Ala Val Gln Asp 210 215 220 Gly GlnGln Gly Val Ser Ser Ser Thr Ser Thr Glu Asp Pro Val Val 225 230 235 240Ser Phe Ser Arg Asn Thr Ala Val Glu Phe Asp Gly Asn Val Ala Arg 245 250255 Val Gly Gly Gly Ile Tyr Ser Tyr Gly Asn Val Ala Phe Leu Asn Asn 260265 270 Gly Lys Thr Leu Phe Leu Asn Asn Val Ala Ser Pro Val Tyr Ile Ala275 280 285 Ala Lys Gln Pro Thr Ser Gly Gln Ala Ser Asn Thr Ser Asn AsnTyr 290 295 300 Gly Asp Gly Gly Ala Ile Phe Cys Lys Asn Gly Ala Gln AlaGly Ser 305 310 315 320 Asn Asn Ser Gly Ser Val Ser Phe Asp Gly Glu GlyVal Val Phe Phe 325 330 335 Ser Ser Asn Val Ala Ala Gly Lys Gly Gly AlaIle Tyr Ala Lys Lys 340 345 350 Leu Ser Val Ala Asn Cys Gly Pro Val GlnPhe Leu Arg Asn Ile Ala 355 360 365 Asn Asp Gly Gly Ala Ile Tyr Leu GlyGlu Ser Gly Glu Leu Ser Leu 370 375 380 Ser Ala Asp Tyr Gly Asp Ile IlePhe Asp Gly Asn Leu Lys Arg Thr 385 390 395 400 Ala Lys Glu Asn Ala AlaAsp Val Asn Gly Val Thr Val Ser Ser Gln 405 410 415 Ala Ile Ser Met GlySer Gly Gly Lys Ile Thr Thr Leu Arg Ala Lys 420 425 430 Ala Gly His GlnIle Leu Phe Asn Asp Pro Ile Glu Met Ala Asn Gly 435 440 445 Asn Asn GlnPro Ala Gln Ser Ser Lys Leu Leu Lys Ile Asn Asp Gly 450 455 460 Glu GlyTyr Thr Gly Asp Ile Val Phe Ala Asn Gly Ser Ser Thr Leu 465 470 475 480Tyr Gln Asn Val Thr Ile Glu Gln Gly Arg Ile Val Leu Arg Glu Lys 485 490495 Ala Lys Leu Ser Val Asn Ser Leu Ser Gln Thr Gly Gly Ser Leu Tyr 500505 510 Met Glu Ala Gly Ser Thr Leu Asp Phe Val Thr Pro Gln Pro Pro Gln515 520 525 Gln Pro Pro Ala Ala Asn Gln Leu Ile Thr Leu Ser Asn Leu HisLeu 530 535 540 Ser Leu Ser Ser Leu Leu Ala Asn Asn Ala Val Thr Asn ProPro Thr 545 550 555 560 Asn Pro Pro Ala Gln Asp Ser His Pro Ala Val IleGly Ser Thr Thr 565 570 575 Ala Gly Ser Val Thr Ile Ser Gly Pro Ile PhePhe Glu Asp Leu Asp 580 585 590 Asp Thr Ala Tyr Asp Arg Tyr Asp Trp LeuGly Ser Asn Gln Lys Ile 595 600 605 Asn Val Leu Lys Leu Gln Leu Gly ThrLys Pro Pro Ala Asn Ala Pro 610 615 620 Ser Asp Leu Thr Leu Gly Asn GluMet Pro Lys Tyr Gly Tyr Gln Gly 625 630 635 640 Ser Trp Lys Leu Ala TrpAsp Pro Asn Thr Ala Asn Asn Gly Pro Tyr 645 650 655 Thr Leu Lys Ala ThrTrp Thr Lys Thr Gly Tyr Asn Pro Gly Pro Glu 660 665 670 Arg Val Ala SerLeu Val Pro Asn Ser Leu Trp Gly Ser Ile Leu Asp 675 680 685 Ile Arg SerAla His Ser Ala Ile Gln Ala Ser Val Asp Gly Arg Ser 690 695 700 Tyr CysArg Gly Leu Trp Val Ser Gly Val Ser Asn Phe Phe Tyr His 705 710 715 720Asp Arg Asp Ala Leu Gly Gln Gly Tyr Arg Tyr Ile Ser Gly Gly Tyr 725 730735 Ser Leu Gly Ala Asn Ser Tyr Phe Gly Ser Ser Met Phe Gly Leu Ala 740745 750 Phe Thr Glu Val Phe Gly Arg Ser Lys Asp Tyr Val Val Cys Arg Ser755 760 765 Asn His His Ala Cys Ile Gly Ser Val Tyr Leu Ser Thr Gln GlnAla 770 775 780 Leu Cys Gly Ser Tyr Leu Phe Gly Asp Ala Phe Ile Arg AlaSer Tyr 785 790 795 800 Gly Phe Gly Asn Gln His Met Lys Thr Ser Tyr ThrPhe Ala Glu Glu 805 810 815 Ser Asp Val Arg Trp Asp Asn Asn Cys Leu AlaGly Glu Ile Gly Ala 820 825 830 Gly Leu Pro Ile Val Ile Thr Pro Ser LysLeu Tyr Leu Asn Glu Leu 835 840 845 Arg Pro Phe Val Gln Ala Glu Phe SerTyr Ala Asp His Glu Ser Phe 850 855 860 Thr Glu Glu Gly Asp Gln Ala ArgAla Phe Lys Ser Gly His Leu Leu 865 870 875 880 Asn Leu Ser Val Pro ValGly Val Lys Phe Asp Arg Cys Ser Ser Thr 885 890 895 His Pro Asn Lys TyrSer Phe Met Ala Ala Tyr Ile Cys Asp Ala Tyr 900 905 910 Arg Thr Ile SerGly Thr Glu Thr Thr Leu Leu Ser His Gln Glu Thr 915 920 925 Trp Thr ThrAsp Ala Phe His Leu Ala Arg His Gly Val Val Val Arg 930 935 940 Gly SerMet Tyr Ala Ser Leu Thr Ser Asn Ile Glu Val Tyr Gly His 945 950 955 960Gly Arg Tyr Glu Tyr Arg Asp Ala Ser Arg Gly Tyr Gly Leu Ser Ala 965 970975 Gly Ser Lys Val Xaa Phe 980 177 964 PRT Chlamydia 177 Met Lys LysAla Phe Phe Phe Phe Leu Ile Gly Asn Ser Leu Ser Gly 1 5 10 15 Leu AlaArg Glu Val Pro Ser Arg Ile Phe Leu Met Pro Asn Ser Val 20 25 30 Pro AspPro Thr Lys Glu Ser Leu Ser Asn Lys Ile Ser Leu Thr Gly 35 40 45 Asp ThrHis Asn Leu Thr Asn Cys Tyr Leu Asp Asn Leu Arg Tyr Ile 50 55 60 Leu AlaIle Leu Gln Lys Thr Pro Asn Glu Gly Ala Ala Val Thr Ile 65 70 75 80 ThrAsp Tyr Leu Ser Phe Phe Asp Thr Gln Lys Glu Gly Ile Tyr Phe 85 90 95 AlaLys Asn Leu Thr Pro Glu Ser Gly Gly Ala Ile Gly Tyr Ala Ser 100 105 110Pro Asn Ser Pro Thr Val Glu Ile Arg Asp Thr Ile Gly Pro Val Ile 115 120125 Phe Glu Asn Asn Thr Cys Cys Arg Leu Phe Thr Trp Arg Asn Pro Tyr 130135 140 Ala Ala Asp Lys Ile Arg Glu Gly Gly Ala Ile His Ala Gln Asn Leu145 150 155 160 Tyr Ile Asn His Asn His Asp Val Val Gly Phe Met Lys AsnPhe Ser 165 170 175 Tyr Val Gln Gly Gly Ala Ile Ser Thr Ala Asn Thr PheVal Val Ser 180 185 190 Glu Asn Gln Ser Cys Phe Leu Phe Met Asp Asn IleCys Ile Gln Thr 195 200 205 Asn Thr Ala Gly Lys Gly Gly Ala Ile Tyr AlaGly Thr Ser Asn Ser 210 215 220 Phe Glu Ser Asn Asn Cys Asp Leu Phe PheIle Asn Asn Ala Cys Cys 225 230 235 240 Ala Gly Gly Ala Ile Phe Ser ProIle Cys Ser Leu Thr Gly Asn Arg 245 250 255 Gly Asn Ile Val Phe Tyr AsnAsn Arg Cys Phe Lys Asn Val Glu Thr 260 265 270 Ala Ser Ser Glu Ala SerAsp Gly Gly Ala Ile Lys Val Thr Thr Arg 275 280 285 Leu Asp Val Thr GlyAsn Arg Gly Arg Ile Phe Phe Ser Asp Asn Ile 290 295 300 Thr Lys Asn TyrGly Gly Ala Ile Tyr Ala Pro Val Val Thr Leu Val 305 310 315 320 Asp AsnGly Pro Thr Tyr Phe Ile Asn Asn Ile Ala Asn Asn Lys Gly 325 330 335 GlyAla Ile Tyr Ile Asp Gly Thr Ser Asn Ser Lys Ile Ser Ala Asp 340 345 350Arg His Ala Ile Ile Phe Asn Glu Asn Ile Val Thr Asn Val Thr Asn 355 360365 Ala Asn Gly Thr Ser Thr Ser Ala Asn Pro Pro Arg Arg Asn Ala Ile 370375 380 Thr Val Ala Ser Ser Ser Gly Glu Ile Leu Leu Gly Ala Gly Ser Ser385 390 395 400 Gln Asn Leu Ile Phe Tyr Asp Pro Ile Glu Val Ser Asn AlaGly Val 405 410 415 Ser Val Ser Phe Asn Lys Glu Ala Asp Gln Thr Gly SerVal Val Phe 420 425 430 Ser Gly Ala Thr Val Asn Ser Ala Asp Phe His GlnArg Asn Leu Gln 435 440 445 Thr Lys Thr Pro Ala Pro Leu Thr Leu Ser AsnGly Phe Leu Cys Ile 450 455 460 Glu Asp His Ala Gln Leu Thr Val Asn ArgPhe Thr Gln Thr Gly Gly 465 470 475 480 Val Val Ser Leu Gly Asn Gly AlaVal Leu Ser Cys Tyr Lys Asn Gly 485 490 495 Thr Gly Asp Ser Ala Ser AsnAla Ser Ile Thr Leu Lys His Ile Gly 500 505 510 Leu Asn Leu Ser Ser IleLeu Lys Ser Gly Ala Glu Ile Pro Leu Leu 515 520 525 Trp Val Glu Pro ThrAsn Asn Ser Asn Asn Tyr Thr Ala Asp Thr Ala 530 535 540 Ala Thr Phe SerLeu Ser Asp Val Lys Leu Ser Leu Ile Asp Asp Tyr 545 550 555 560 Gly AsnSer Pro Tyr Glu Ser Thr Asp Leu Thr His Ala Leu Ser Ser 565 570 575 GlnPro Met Leu Ser Ile Ser Glu Ala Ser Asp Asn Gln Leu Gln Ser 580 585 590Glu Asn Ile Asp Phe Ser Gly Leu Asn Val Pro His Tyr Gly Trp Gln 595 600605 Gly Leu Trp Thr Trp Gly Trp Ala Lys Thr Gln Asp Pro Glu Pro Ala 610615 620 Ser Ser Ala Thr Ile Thr Asp Pro Gln Lys Ala Asn Arg Phe His Arg625 630 635 640 Thr Leu Leu Leu Thr Trp Leu Pro Ala Gly Tyr Val Pro SerPro Lys 645 650 655 His Arg Ser Pro Leu Ile Ala Asn Thr Leu Trp Gly AsnMet Leu Leu 660 665 670 Ala Thr Glu Ser Leu Lys Asn Ser Ala Glu Leu ThrPro Ser Gly His 675 680 685 Pro Phe Trp Gly Ile Thr Gly Gly Gly Leu GlyMet Met Val Tyr Gln 690 695 700 Asp Pro Arg Glu Asn His Pro Gly Phe HisMet Arg Ser Ser Gly Tyr 705 710 715 720 Ser Ala Gly Met Ile Ala Gly GlnThr His Thr Phe Ser Leu Lys Phe 725 730 735 Ser Gln Thr Tyr Thr Lys LeuAsn Glu Arg Tyr Ala Lys Asn Asn Val 740 745 750 Ser Ser Lys Asn Tyr SerCys Gln Gly Glu Met Leu Phe Ser Leu Gln 755 760 765 Glu Gly Phe Leu LeuThr Lys Leu Val Gly Leu Tyr Ser Tyr Gly Asp 770 775 780 His Asn Cys HisHis Phe Tyr Thr Gln Gly Glu Asn Leu Thr Ser Gln 785 790 795 800 Gly ThrPhe Arg Ser Gln Thr Met Gly Gly Ala Val Phe Phe Asp Leu 805 810 815 ProMet Lys Pro Phe Gly Ser Thr His Ile Leu Thr Ala Pro Phe Leu 820 825 830Gly Ala Leu Gly Ile Tyr Ser Ser Leu Ser His Phe Thr Glu Val Gly 835 840845 Ala Tyr Pro Arg Ser Phe Ser Thr Lys Thr Pro Leu Ile Asn Val Leu 850855 860 Val Pro Ile Gly Val Lys Gly Ser Phe Met Asn Ala Thr His Arg Pro865 870 875 880 Gln Ala Trp Thr Val Glu Leu Ala Tyr Gln Pro Val Leu TyrArg Gln 885 890 895 Glu Pro Gly Ile Ala Thr Gln Leu Leu Ala Ser Lys GlyIle Trp Phe 900 905 910 Gly Ser Gly Ser Pro Ser Ser Arg His Ala Met SerTyr Lys Ile Ser 915 920 925 Gln Gln Thr Gln Pro Leu Ser Trp Leu Thr LeuHis Phe Gln Tyr His 930 935 940 Gly Phe Tyr Ser Ser Ser Thr Phe Cys AsnTyr Leu Asn Gly Glu Ile 945 950 955 960 Ala Leu Arg Phe 178 1530 PRTChlamydia 178 Met Ser Ser Glu Lys Asp Ile Lys Ser Thr Cys Ser Lys PheSer Leu 1 5 10 15 Ser Val Val Ala Ala Ile Leu Ala Ser Val Ser Gly LeuAla Ser Cys 20 25 30 Val Asp Leu His Ala Gly Gly Gln Ser Val Asn Glu LeuVal Tyr Val 35 40 45 Gly Pro Gln Ala Val Leu Leu Leu Asp Gln Ile Arg AspLeu Phe Val 50 55 60 Gly Ser Lys Asp Ser Gln Ala Glu Gly Gln Tyr Arg LeuIle Val Gly 65 70 75 80 Asp Pro Ser Ser Phe Gln Glu Lys Asp Ala Asp ThrLeu Pro Gly Lys 85 90 95 Val Glu Gln Ser Thr Leu Phe Ser Val Thr Asn ProVal Val Phe Gln 100 105 110 Gly Val Asp Gln Gln Asp Gln Val Ser Ser GlnGly Leu Ile Cys Ser 115 120 125 Phe Thr Ser Ser Asn Leu Asp Ser Pro ArgAsp Gly Glu Ser Phe Leu 130 135 140 Gly Ile Ala Phe Val Gly Asp Ser SerLys Ala Gly Ile Thr Leu Thr 145 150 155 160 Asp Val Lys Ala Ser Leu SerGly Ala Ala Leu Tyr Ser Thr Glu Asp 165 170 175 Leu Ile Phe Glu Lys IleLys Gly Gly Leu Glu Phe Ala Ser Cys Ser 180 185 190 Ser Leu Glu Gln GlyGly Ala Cys Ala Ala Gln Ser Ile Leu Ile His 195 200 205 Asp Cys Gln GlyLeu Gln Val Lys His Cys Thr Thr Ala Val Asn Ala 210 215 220 Glu Gly SerSer Ala Asn Asp His Leu Gly Phe Gly Gly Gly Ala Phe 225 230 235 240 PheVal Thr Gly Ser Leu Ser Gly Glu Lys Ser Leu Tyr Met Pro Ala 245 250 255Gly Asp Met Val Val Ala Asn Cys Asp Gly Ala Ile Ser Phe Glu Gly 260 265270 Asn Ser Ala Asn Phe Ala Asn Gly Gly Ala Ile Ala Ala Ser Gly Lys 275280 285 Val Leu Phe Val Ala Asn Asp Lys Lys Thr Ser Phe Ile Glu Asn Arg290 295 300 Ala Leu Ser Gly Gly Ala Ile Ala Ala Ser Ser Asp Ile Ala PheGln 305 310 315 320 Asn Cys Ala Glu Leu Val Phe Lys Gly Asn Cys Ala IleGly Thr Glu 325 330 335 Asp Lys Gly Ser Leu Gly Gly Gly Ala Ile Ser SerLeu Gly Thr Val 340 345 350 Leu Leu Gln Gly Asn His Gly Ile Thr Cys AspLys Asn Glu Ser Ala 355 360 365 Ser Gln Gly Gly Ala Ile Phe Gly Lys AsnCys Gln Ile Ser Asp Asn 370 375 380 Glu Gly Pro Val Val Phe Arg Asp SerThr Ala Cys Leu Gly Gly Gly 385 390 395 400 Ala Ile Ala Ala Gln Glu IleVal Ser Ile Gln Asn Asn Gln Ala Gly 405 410 415 Ile Ser Phe Glu Gly GlyLys Ala Ser Phe Gly Gly Gly Ile Ala Cys 420 425 430 Gly Ser Phe Ser SerAla Gly Gly Ala Ser Val Leu Gly Thr Ile Asp 435 440 445 Ile Ser Lys AsnLeu Gly Ala Ile Ser Phe Ser Arg Thr Leu Cys Thr 450 455 460 Thr Ser AspLeu Gly Gln Met Glu Tyr Gln Gly Gly Gly Ala Leu Phe 465 470 475 480 GlyGlu Asn Ile Ser Leu Ser Glu Asn Ala Gly Val Leu Thr Phe Lys 485 490 495Asp Asn Ile Val Lys Thr Phe Ala Ser Asn Gly Lys Ile Leu Gly Gly 500 505510 Gly Ala Ile Leu Ala Thr Gly Lys Val Glu Ile Thr Asn Asn Ser Gly 515520 525 Gly Ile Ser Phe Thr Gly Asn Ala Arg Ala Pro Gln Ala Leu Pro Thr530 535 540 Gln Glu Glu Phe Pro Leu Phe Ser Lys Lys Glu Gly Arg Pro LeuSer 545 550 555 560 Ser Gly Tyr Ser Gly Gly Gly Ala Ile Leu Gly Arg GluVal Ala Ile 565 570 575 Leu His Asn Ala Ala Val Val Phe Glu Gln Asn ArgLeu Gln Cys Ser 580 585 590 Glu Glu Glu Ala Thr Leu Leu Gly Cys Cys GlyGly Gly Ala Val His 595 600 605 Gly Met Asp Ser Thr Ser Ile Val Gly AsnSer Ser Val Arg Phe Gly 610 615 620 Asn Asn Tyr Ala Met Gly Gln Gly ValSer Gly Gly Ala Leu Leu Ser 625 630 635 640 Lys Thr Val Gln Leu Ala GlyAsn Gly Ser Val Asp Phe Ser Arg Asn 645 650 655 Ile Ala Ser Leu Gly GlyGly Ala Leu Gln Ala Ser Glu Gly Asn Cys 660 665 670 Glu Leu Val Asp AsnGly Tyr Val Leu Phe Arg Asp Asn Arg Gly Arg 675 680 685 Val Tyr Gly GlyAla Ile Ser Cys Leu Arg Gly Asp Val Val Ile Ser 690 695 700 Gly Asn LysGly Arg Val Glu Phe Lys Asp Asn Ile Ala Thr Arg Leu 705 710 715 720 TyrVal Glu Glu Thr Val Glu Lys Val Glu Glu Val Glu Pro Ala Pro 725 730 735Glu Gln Lys Asp Asn Asn Glu Leu Ser Phe Leu Gly Ser Val Glu Gln 740 745750 Ser Phe Ile Thr Ala Ala Asn Gln Ala Leu Phe Ala Ser Glu Asp Gly 755760 765 Asp Leu Ser Pro Glu Ser Ser Ile Ser Ser Glu Glu Leu Ala Lys Arg770 775 780 Arg Glu Cys Ala Gly Gly Ala Ile Phe Ala Lys Arg Val Arg IleVal 785 790 795 800 Asp Asn Gln Glu Ala Val Val Phe Ser Asn Asn Phe SerAsp Ile Tyr 805 810 815 Gly Gly Ala Ile Phe Thr Gly Ser Leu Arg Glu GluAsp Lys Leu Asp 820 825 830 Gly Gln Ile Pro Glu Val Leu Ile Ser Gly AsnAla Gly Asp Val Val 835 840 845 Phe Ser Gly Asn Ser Ser Lys Arg Asp GluHis Leu Pro His Thr Gly 850 855 860 Gly Gly Ala Ile Cys Thr Gln Asn LeuThr Ile Ser Gln Asn Thr Gly 865 870 875 880 Asn Val Leu Phe Tyr Asn AsnVal Ala Cys Ser Gly Gly Ala Val Arg 885 890 895 Ile Glu Asp His Gly AsnVal Leu Leu Glu Ala Phe Gly Gly Asp Ile 900 905 910 Val Phe Lys Gly AsnSer Ser Phe Arg Ala Gln Gly Ser Asp Ala Ile 915 920 925 Tyr Phe Ala GlyLys Glu Ser His Ile Thr Ala Leu Asn Ala Thr Glu 930 935 940 Gly His AlaIle Val Phe His Asp Ala Leu Val Phe Glu Asn Leu Lys 945 950 955 960 GluArg Lys Ser Ala Glu Val Leu Leu Ile Asn Ser Arg Glu Asn Pro 965 970 975Gly Tyr Thr Gly Ser Ile Arg Phe Leu Glu Ala Glu Ser Lys Val Pro 980 985990 Gln Cys Ile His Val Gln Gln Gly Ser Leu Glu Leu Leu Asn Gly Ala 9951000 1005 Thr Leu Cys Ser Tyr Gly Phe Lys Gln Asp Ala Gly Ala Lys LeuVal 1010 1015 1020 Leu Ala Ala Gly Ser Lys Leu Lys Ile Leu Asp Ser GlyThr Pro Val 1025 1030 1035 1040 Gln Gly His Ala Ile Ser Lys Pro Glu AlaGlu Ile Glu Ser Ser Ser 1045 1050 1055 Glu Pro Glu Gly Ala His Ser LeuTrp Ile Ala Lys Asn Ala Gln Thr 1060 1065 1070 Thr Val Pro Met Val AspIle His Thr Ile Ser Val Asp Leu Ala Ser 1075 1080 1085 Phe Ser Ser SerGln Gln Glu Gly Thr Val Glu Ala Pro Gln Val Ile 1090 1095 1100 Val ProGly Gly Ser Tyr Val Arg Ser Gly Glu Leu Asn Leu Glu Leu 1105 1110 11151120 Val Asn Thr Thr Gly Thr Gly Tyr Glu Asn His Ala Leu Leu Lys Asn1125 1130 1135 Glu Ala Lys Val Pro Leu Met Ser Phe Val Ala Ser Ser AspGlu Ala 1140 1145 1150 Ser Ala Glu Ile Ser Asn Leu Ser Val Ser Asp LeuGln Ile His Val 1155 1160 1165 Ala Thr Pro Glu Ile Glu Glu Asp Thr TyrGly His Met Gly Asp Trp 1170 1175 1180 Ser Glu Ala Lys Ile Gln Asp GlyThr Leu Val Ile Asn Trp Asn Pro 1185 1190 1195 1200 Thr Gly Tyr Arg LeuAsp Pro Gln Lys Ala Gly Ala Leu Val Phe Asn 1205 1210 1215 Ala Leu TrpGlu Glu Gly Ala Val Leu Ser Ala Leu Lys Asn Ala Arg 1220 1225 1230 PheAla His Asn Leu Thr Ala Gln Arg Met Glu Phe Asp Tyr Ser Thr 1235 12401245 Asn Val Trp Gly Phe Ala Phe Gly Gly Phe Arg Thr Leu Ser Ala Glu1250 1255 1260 Asn Leu Val Ala Ile Asp Gly Tyr Lys Gly Ala Tyr Gly GlyAla Ser 1265 1270 1275 1280 Ala Gly Val Asp Ile Gln Leu Met Glu Asp PheVal Leu Gly Val Ser 1285 1290 1295 Gly Ala Ala Phe Leu Gly Lys Met AspSer Gln Lys Phe Asp Ala Glu 1300 1305 1310 Val Ser Arg Lys Gly Val ValGly Ser Val Tyr Thr Gly Phe Leu Ala 1315 1320 1325 Gly Ser Trp Phe PheLys Gly Gln Tyr Ser Leu Gly Glu Thr Gln Asn 1330 1335 1340 Asp Met LysThr Arg Tyr Gly Val Leu Gly Glu Ser Ser Ala Ser Trp 1345 1350 1355 1360Thr Ser Arg Gly Val Leu Ala Asp Ala Leu Val Glu Tyr Arg Ser Leu 13651370 1375 Val Gly Pro Val Arg Pro Thr Phe Tyr Ala Leu His Phe Asn ProTyr 1380 1385 1390 Val Glu Val Ser Tyr Ala Ser Met Lys Phe Pro Gly PheThr Glu Gln 1395 1400 1405 Gly Arg Glu Ala Arg Ser Phe Glu Asp Ala SerLeu Thr Asn Ile Thr 1410 1415 1420 Ile Pro Leu Gly Met Lys Phe Glu LeuAla Phe Ile Lys Gly Gln Phe 1425 1430 1435 1440 Ser Glu Val Asn Ser LeuGly Ile Ser Tyr Ala Trp Glu Ala Tyr Arg 1445 1450 1455 Lys Val Glu GlyGly Ala Val Gln Leu Leu Glu Ala Gly Phe Asp Trp 1460 1465 1470 Glu GlyAla Pro Met Asp Leu Pro Arg Gln Glu Leu Arg Val Ala Leu 1475 1480 1485Glu Asn Asn Thr Glu Trp Ser Ser Tyr Phe Ser Thr Val Leu Gly Leu 14901495 1500 Thr Ala Phe Cys Gly Gly Phe Thr Ser Thr Asp Ser Lys Leu GlyTyr 1505 1510 1515 1520 Glu Ala Asn Thr Gly Leu Arg Leu Ile Phe 15251530 179 1776 PRT Chlamydia 179 Ala Ile Met Lys Phe Met Ser Ala Thr AlaVal Phe Ala Ala Val Leu 1 5 10 15 Ser Ser Val Thr Glu Ala Ser Ser IleGln Asp Gln Ile Lys Asn Thr 20 25 30 Asp Cys Asn Val Ser Lys Val Gly TyrSer Thr Ser Gln Ala Phe Thr 35 40 45 Asp Met Met Leu Ala Asp Asn Thr GluTyr Arg Ala Ala Asp Ser Val 50 55 60 Ser Phe Tyr Asp Phe Ser Thr Ser SerGly Leu Pro Arg Lys His Leu 65 70 75 80 Ser Ser Ser Ser Glu Ala Ser ProThr Thr Glu Gly Val Ser Ser Ser 85 90 95 Ser Ser Gly Glu Asn Thr Glu AsnSer Gln Asp Ser Ala Pro Ser Ser 100 105 110 Gly Glu Thr Asp Lys Lys ThrGlu Glu Glu Leu Asp Asn Gly Gly Ile 115 120 125 Ile Tyr Ala Arg Glu LysLeu Thr Ile Ser Glu Ser Gln Asp Ser Leu 130 135 140 Ser Asn Pro Ser IleGlu Leu His Asp Asn Ser Phe Phe Phe Gly Glu 145 150 155 160 Gly Glu ValIle Phe Asp His Arg Val Ala Leu Lys Asn Gly Gly Ala 165 170 175 Ile TyrGly Glu Lys Glu Val Val Phe Glu Asn Ile Lys Ser Leu Leu 180 185 190 ValGlu Val Asn Ile Ser Val Glu Lys Gly Gly Ser Val Tyr Ala Lys 195 200 205Glu Arg Val Ser Leu Glu Asn Val Thr Glu Ala Thr Phe Ser Ser Asn 210 215220 Gly Gly Glu Gln Gly Gly Gly Gly Ile Tyr Ser Glu Gln Asp Met Leu 225230 235 240 Ile Ser Asp Cys Asn Asn Val His Phe Gln Gly Asn Ala Ala GlyAla 245 250 255 Thr Ala Val Lys Gln Cys Leu Asp Glu Glu Met Ile Val LeuLeu Thr 260 265 270 Glu Cys Val Asp Ser Leu Ser Glu Asp Thr Leu Asp SerThr Pro Glu 275 280 285 Thr Glu Gln Thr Lys Ser Asn Gly Asn Gln Asp GlySer Ser Glu Thr 290 295 300 Lys Asp Thr Gln Val Ser Glu Ser Pro Glu SerThr Pro Ser Pro Asp 305 310 315 320 Asp Val Leu Gly Lys Gly Gly Gly IleTyr Thr Glu Lys Ser Leu Thr 325 330 335 Ile Thr Gly Ile Thr Gly Thr IleAsp Phe Val Ser Asn Ile Ala Thr 340 345 350 Asp Ser Gly Ala Gly Val PheThr Lys Glu Asn Leu Ser Cys Thr Asn 355 360 365 Thr Asn Ser Leu Gln PheLeu Lys Asn Ser Ala Gly Gln His Gly Gly 370 375 380 Gly Ala Tyr Val ThrGln Thr Met Ser Val Thr Asn Thr Thr Ser Glu 385 390 395 400 Ser Ile ThrThr Pro Pro Leu Val Gly Glu Val Ile Phe Ser Glu Asn 405 410 415 Thr AlaLys Gly His Gly Gly Gly Ile Cys Thr Asn Lys Leu Ser Leu 420 425 430 SerAsn Leu Lys Thr Val Thr Leu Thr Lys Asn Ser Ala Lys Glu Ser 435 440 445Gly Gly Ala Ile Phe Thr Asp Leu Ala Ser Ile Pro Thr Thr Asp Thr 450 455460 Pro Glu Ser Ser Thr Pro Ser Ser Ser Ser Pro Ala Ser Thr Pro Glu 465470 475 480 Val Val Ala Ser Ala Lys Ile Asn Arg Phe Phe Ala Ser Thr AlaGlu 485 490 495 Pro Ala Ala Pro Ser Leu Thr Glu Ala Glu Ser Asp Gln ThrAsp Gln 500 505 510 Thr Glu Thr Ser Asp Thr Asn Ser Asp Ile Asp Val SerIle Glu Asn 515 520 525 Ile Leu Asn Val Ala Ile Asn Gln Asn Thr Ser AlaLys Lys Gly Gly 530 535 540 Ala Ile Tyr Gly Lys Lys Ala Lys Leu Ser ArgIle Asn Asn Leu Glu 545 550 555 560 Leu Ser Gly Asn Ser Ser Gln Asp ValGly Gly Gly Leu Cys Leu Thr 565 570 575 Glu Ser Val Glu Phe Asp Ala IleGly Ser Leu Leu Ser His Tyr Asn 580 585 590 Ser Ala Ala Lys Glu Gly GlyVal Ile His Ser Lys Thr Val Thr Leu 595 600 605 Ser Asn Leu Lys Ser ThrPhe Thr Phe Ala Asp Asn Thr Val Lys Ala 610 615 620 Ile Val Glu Ser ThrPro Glu Ala Pro Glu Glu Ile Pro Pro Val Glu 625 630 635 640 Gly Glu GluSer Thr Ala Thr Glu Asn Pro Asn Ser Asn Thr Glu Gly 645 650 655 Ser SerAla Asn Thr Asn Leu Glu Gly Ser Gln Gly Asp Thr Ala Asp 660 665 670 ThrGly Thr Gly Val Val Asn Asn Glu Ser Gln Asp Thr Ser Asp Thr 675 680 685Gly Asn Ala Glu Ser Gly Glu Gln Leu Gln Asp Ser Thr Gln Ser Asn 690 695700 Glu Glu Asn Thr Leu Pro Asn Ser Ser Ile Asp Gln Ser Asn Glu Asn 705710 715 720 Thr Asp Glu Ser Ser Asp Ser His Thr Glu Glu Ile Thr Asp GluSer 725 730 735 Val Ser Ser Ser Ser Lys Ser Gly Ser Ser Thr Pro Gln AspGly Gly 740 745 750 Ala Ala Ser Ser Gly Ala Pro Ser Gly Asp Gln Ser IleSer Ala Asn 755 760 765 Ala Cys Leu Ala Lys Ser Tyr Ala Ala Ser Thr AspSer Ser Pro Val 770 775 780 Ser Asn Ser Ser Gly Ser Asp Val Thr Ala SerSer Asp Asn Pro Asp 785 790 795 800 Ser Ser Ser Ser Gly Asp Ser Ala GlyAsp Ser Glu Gly Pro Thr Glu 805 810 815 Pro Glu Ala Gly Ser Thr Thr GluThr Pro Thr Leu Ile Gly Gly Gly 820 825 830 Ala Ile Tyr Gly Glu Thr ValLys Ile Glu Asn Phe Ser Gly Gln Gly 835 840 845 Ile Phe Ser Gly Asn LysAla Ile Asp Asn Thr Thr Glu Gly Ser Ser 850 855 860 Ser Lys Ser Asn ValLeu Gly Gly Ala Val Tyr Ala Lys Thr Leu Phe 865 870 875 880 Asn Leu AspSer Gly Ser Ser Arg Arg Thr Val Thr Phe Ser Gly Asn 885 890 895 Thr ValSer Ser Gln Ser Thr Thr Gly Gln Val Ala Gly Gly Ala Ile 900 905 910 TyrSer Pro Thr Val Thr Ile Ala Thr Pro Val Val Phe Ser Lys Asn 915 920 925Ser Ala Thr Asn Asn Ala Asn Asn Ala Thr Asp Thr Gln Arg Lys Asp 930 935940 Thr Phe Gly Gly Ala Ile Gly Ala Thr Ser Ala Val Ser Leu Ser Gly 945950 955 960 Gly Ala His Phe Leu Glu Asn Val Ala Asp Leu Gly Ser Ala IleGly 965 970 975 Leu Val Pro Asp Thr Gln Asn Thr Glu Thr Val Lys Leu GluSer Gly 980 985 990 Ser Tyr Tyr Phe Glu Lys Asn Lys Ala Leu Lys Arg AlaThr Ile Tyr 995 1000 1005 Ala Pro Val Val Ser Ile Lys Ala Tyr Thr AlaThr Phe Asn Gln Asn 1010 1015 1020 Arg Ser Leu Glu Glu Gly Ser Ala IleTyr Phe Thr Lys Glu Ala Ser 1025 1030 1035 1040 Ile Glu Ser Leu Gly SerVal Leu Phe Thr Gly Asn Leu Val Thr Pro 1045 1050 1055 Thr Leu Ser ThrThr Thr Glu Gly Thr Pro Ala Thr Thr Ser Gly Asp 1060 1065 1070 Val ThrLys Tyr Gly Ala Ala Ile Phe Gly Gln Ile Ala Ser Ser Asn 1075 1080 1085Gly Ser Gln Thr Asp Asn Leu Pro Leu Lys Leu Ile Ala Ser Gly Gly 10901095 1100 Asn Ile Cys Phe Arg Asn Asn Glu Tyr Arg Pro Thr Ser Ser AspThr 1105 1110 1115 1120 Gly Thr Ser Thr Phe Cys Ser Ile Ala Gly Asp ValLys Leu Thr Met 1125 1130 1135 Gln Ala Ala Lys Gly Lys Thr Ile Ser PhePhe Asp Ala Ile Arg Thr 1140 1145 1150 Ser Thr Lys Lys Thr Gly Thr GlnAla Thr Ala Tyr Asp Thr Leu Asp 1155 1160 1165 Ile Asn Lys Ser Glu AspSer Glu Thr Val Asn Ser Ala Phe Thr Gly 1170 1175 1180 Thr Ile Leu PheSer Ser Glu Leu His Glu Asn Lys Ser Tyr Ile Pro 1185 1190 1195 1200 GlnAsn Val Val Leu His Ser Gly Ser Leu Val Leu Lys Pro Asn Thr 1205 12101215 Glu Leu His Val Ile Ser Phe Glu Gln Lys Glu Gly Ser Ser Leu Val1220 1225 1230 Met Thr Pro Gly Ser Val Leu Ser Asn Gln Thr Val Ala AspGly Ala 1235 1240 1245 Leu Val Ile Asn Asn Met Thr Ile Asp Leu Ser SerVal Glu Lys Asn 1250 1255 1260 Gly Ile Ala Glu Gly Asn Ile Phe Thr ProPro Glu Leu Arg Ile Ile 1265 1270 1275 1280 Asp Thr Thr Thr Ser Gly SerGly Gly Thr Pro Ser Thr Asp Ser Glu 1285 1290 1295 Ser Asn Gln Asn SerAsp Asp Thr Lys Glu Gln Asn Asn Asn Asp Ala 1300 1305 1310 Ser Asn GlnGly Glu Ser Ala Asn Gly Ser Ser Ser Pro Ala Val Ala 1315 1320 1325 AlaAla His Thr Ser Arg Thr Arg Asn Phe Ala Ala Ala Ala Thr Ala 1330 13351340 Thr Pro Thr Thr Thr Pro Thr Ala Thr Thr Thr Thr Ser Asn Gln Val1345 1350 1355 1360 Ile Leu Gly Gly Glu Ile Lys Leu Ile Asp Pro Asn GlyThr Phe Phe 1365 1370 1375 Gln Asn Pro Ala Leu Arg Ser Asp Gln Gln IleSer Leu Leu Val Leu 1380 1385 1390 Pro Thr Asp Ser Ser Lys Met Gln AlaGln Lys Ile Val Leu Thr Gly 1395 1400 1405 Asp Ile Ala Pro Gln Lys GlyTyr Thr Gly Thr Leu Thr Leu Asp Pro 1410 1415 1420 Asp Gln Leu Gln AsnGly Thr Ile Ser Ala Leu Trp Lys Phe Asp Ser 1425 1430 1435 1440 Tyr ArgGln Trp Ala Tyr Val Pro Arg Asp Asn His Phe Tyr Ala Asn 1445 1450 1455Ser Ile Leu Gly Ser Gln Met Ser Met Val Thr Val Lys Gln Gly Leu 14601465 1470 Leu Asn Asp Lys Met Asn Leu Ala Arg Phe Asp Glu Val Ser TyrAsn 1475 1480 1485 Asn Leu Trp Ile Ser Gly Leu Gly Thr Met Leu Ser GlnVal Gly Thr 1490 1495 1500 Pro Thr Ser Glu Glu Phe Thr Tyr Tyr Ser ArgGly Ala Ser Val Ala 1505 1510 1515 1520 Leu Asp Ala Lys Pro Ala His AspVal Ile Val Gly Ala Ala Phe Ser 1525 1530 1535 Lys Met Ile Gly Lys ThrLys Ser Leu Lys Arg Glu Asn Asn Tyr Thr 1540 1545 1550 His Lys Gly SerGlu Tyr Ser Tyr Gln Ala Ser Val Tyr Gly Gly Lys 1555 1560 1565 Pro PheHis Phe Val Ile Asn Lys Lys Thr Glu Lys Ser Leu Pro Leu 1570 1575 1580Leu Leu Gln Gly Val Ile Ser Tyr Gly Tyr Ile Lys His Asp Thr Val 15851590 1595 1600 Thr His Tyr Pro Thr Ile Arg Glu Arg Asn Gln Gly Glu TrpGlu Asp 1605 1610 1615 Leu Gly Trp Leu Thr Ala Leu Arg Val Ser Ser ValLeu Arg Thr Pro 1620 1625 1630 Ala Gln Gly Asp Thr Lys Arg Ile Thr ValTyr Gly Glu Leu Glu Tyr 1635 1640 1645 Ser Ser Ile Arg Gln Lys Gln PheThr Glu Thr Glu Tyr Asp Pro Arg 1650 1655 1660 Tyr Phe Asp Asn Cys ThrTyr Arg Asn Leu Ala Ile Pro Met Gly Leu 1665 1670 1675 1680 Ala Phe GluGly Glu Leu Ser Gly Asn Asp Ile Leu Met Tyr Asn Arg 1685 1690 1695 PheSer Val Ala Tyr Met Pro Ser Ile Tyr Arg Asn Ser Pro Thr Cys 1700 17051710 Lys Tyr Gln Val Leu Ser Ser Gly Glu Gly Gly Glu Ile Ile Cys Gly1715 1720 1725 Val Pro Thr Arg Asn Ser Ala Arg Gly Glu Tyr Ser Thr GlnLeu Tyr 1730 1735 1740 Pro Gly Pro Leu Trp Thr Leu Tyr Gly Ser Tyr ThrIle Glu Ala Asp 1745 1750 1755 1760 Ala His Thr Leu Ala His Met Met AsnCys Gly Ala Arg Met Thr Phe 1765 1770 1775 180 1752 PRT Chlamydia 180Met Lys Trp Leu Ser Ala Thr Ala Val Phe Ala Ala Val Leu Pro Ser 1 5 1015 Val Ser Gly Phe Cys Phe Pro Glu Pro Lys Glu Leu Asn Phe Ser Arg 20 2530 Val Glu Thr Ser Ser Ser Thr Thr Phe Thr Glu Thr Ile Gly Glu Ala 35 4045 Gly Ala Glu Tyr Ile Val Ser Gly Asn Ala Ser Phe Thr Lys Phe Thr 50 5560 Asn Ile Pro Thr Thr Asp Thr Thr Thr Pro Thr Asn Ser Asn Ser Ser 65 7075 80 Ser Ser Ser Gly Glu Thr Ala Ser Val Ser Glu Asp Ser Asp Ser Thr 8590 95 Thr Thr Thr Pro Asp Pro Lys Gly Gly Gly Ala Phe Tyr Asn Ala His100 105 110 Ser Gly Val Leu Ser Phe Met Thr Arg Ser Gly Thr Glu Gly SerLeu 115 120 125 Thr Leu Ser Glu Ile Lys Met Thr Gly Glu Gly Gly Ala IlePhe Ser 130 135 140 Gln Gly Glu Leu Leu Phe Thr Asp Leu Thr Ser Leu ThrIle Gln Asn 145 150 155 160 Asn Leu Ser Gln Leu Ser Gly Gly Ala Ile PheGly Gly Ser Thr Ile 165 170 175 Ser Leu Ser Gly Ile Thr Lys Ala Thr PheSer Cys Asn Ser Ala Glu 180 185 190 Val Pro Ala Pro Val Lys Lys Pro ThrGlu Pro Lys Ala Gln Thr Ala 195 200 205 Ser Glu Thr Ser Gly Ser Ser SerSer Ser Gly Asn Asp Ser Val Ser 210 215 220 Ser Pro Ser Ser Ser Arg AlaGlu Pro Ala Ala Ala Asn Leu Gln Ser 225 230 235 240 His Phe Ile Cys AlaThr Ala Thr Pro Ala Ala Gln Thr Asp Thr Glu 245 250 255 Thr Ser Thr ProSer His Lys Pro Gly Ser Gly Gly Ala Ile Tyr Ala 260 265 270 Lys Gly AspLeu Thr Ile Ala Asp Ser Gln Glu Val Leu Phe Ser Ile 275 280 285 Asn LysAla Thr Lys Asp Gly Gly Ala Ile Phe Ala Glu Lys Asp Val 290 295 300 SerPhe Glu Asn Ile Thr Ser Leu Lys Val Gln Thr Asn Gly Ala Glu 305 310 315320 Glu Lys Gly Gly Ala Ile Tyr Ala Lys Gly Asp Leu Ser Ile Gln Ser 325330 335 Ser Lys Gln Ser Leu Phe Asn Ser Asn Tyr Ser Lys Gln Gly Gly Gly340 345 350 Ala Leu Tyr Val Glu Gly Gly Ile Asn Phe Gln Asp Leu Glu GluIle 355 360 365 Arg Ile Lys Tyr Asn Lys Ala Gly Thr Phe Glu Thr Lys LysIle Thr 370 375 380 Leu Pro Ser Leu Lys Ala Gln Ala Ser Ala Gly Asn AlaAsp Ala Trp 385 390 395 400 Ala Ser Ser Ser Pro Gln Ser Gly Ser Gly AlaThr Thr Val Ser Asp 405 410 415 Ser Gly Asp Ser Ser Ser Gly Ser Asp SerAsp Thr Ser Glu Thr Val 420 425 430 Pro Val Thr Ala Lys Gly Gly Gly LeuTyr Thr Asp Lys Asn Leu Ser 435 440 445 Ile Thr Asn Ile Thr Gly Ile IleGlu Ile Ala Asn Asn Lys Ala Thr 450 455 460 Asp Val Gly Gly Gly Ala TyrVal Lys Gly Thr Leu Thr Cys Glu Asn 465 470 475 480 Ser His Arg Leu GlnPhe Leu Lys Asn Ser Ser Asp Lys Gln Gly Gly 485 490 495 Gly Ile Tyr GlyGlu Asp Asn Ile Thr Leu Ser Asn Leu Thr Gly Lys 500 505 510 Thr Leu PheGln Glu Asn Thr Ala Lys Glu Glu Gly Gly Gly Leu Phe 515 520 525 Ile LysGly Thr Asp Lys Ala Leu Thr Met Thr Gly Leu Asp Ser Phe 530 535 540 CysLeu Ile Asn Asn Thr Ser Glu Lys His Gly Gly Gly Ala Phe Val 545 550 555560 Thr Lys Glu Ile Ser Gln Thr Tyr Thr Ser Asp Val Glu Thr Ile Pro 565570 575 Gly Ile Thr Pro Val His Gly Glu Thr Val Ile Thr Gly Asn Lys Ser580 585 590 Thr Gly Gly Asn Gly Gly Gly Val Cys Thr Lys Arg Leu Ala LeuSer 595 600 605 Asn Leu Gln Ser Ile Ser Ile Ser Gly Asn Ser Ala Ala GluAsn Gly 610 615 620 Gly Gly Ala His Thr Cys Pro Asp Ser Phe Pro Thr AlaAsp Thr Ala 625 630 635 640 Glu Gln Pro Ala Ala Ala Ser Ala Ala Thr SerThr Pro Lys Ser Ala 645 650 655 Pro Val Ser Thr Ala Leu Ser Thr Pro SerSer Ser Thr Val Ser Ser 660 665 670 Leu Thr Leu Leu Ala Ala Ser Ser GlnAla Ser Pro Ala Thr Ser Asn 675 680 685 Lys Glu Thr Gln Asp Pro Asn AlaAsp Thr Asp Leu Leu Ile Asp Tyr 690 695 700 Val Val Asp Thr Thr Ile SerLys Asn Thr Ala Lys Lys Gly Gly Gly 705 710 715 720 Ile Tyr Ala Lys LysAla Lys Met Ser Arg Ile Asp Gln Leu Asn Ile 725 730 735 Ser Glu Asn SerAla Thr Glu Ile Gly Gly Gly Ile Cys Cys Lys Glu 740 745 750 Ser Leu GluLeu Asp Ala Leu Val Ser Leu Ser Val Thr Glu Asn Leu 755 760 765 Val GlyLys Glu Gly Gly Gly Leu His Ala Lys Thr Val Asn Ile Ser 770 775 780 AsnLeu Lys Ser Gly Phe Ser Phe Ser Asn Asn Lys Ala Asn Ser Ser 785 790 795800 Ser Thr Gly Val Ala Thr Thr Ala Ser Ala Pro Ala Ala Ala Ala Ala 805810 815 Ser Leu Gln Ala Ala Ala Ala Ala Ala Pro Ser Ser Pro Ala Thr Pro820 825 830 Thr Tyr Ser Gly Val Val Gly Gly Ala Ile Tyr Gly Glu Lys ValThr 835 840 845 Phe Ser Gln Cys Ser Gly Thr Cys Gln Phe Ser Gly Asn GlnAla Ile 850 855 860 Asp Asn Asn Pro Ser Gln Ser Ser Leu Asn Val Gln GlyGly Ala Ile 865 870 875 880 Tyr Ala Lys Thr Ser Leu Ser Ile Gly Ser SerAsp Ala Gly Thr Ser 885 890 895 Tyr Ile Phe Ser Gly Asn Ser Val Ser ThrGly Lys Ser Gln Thr Thr 900 905 910 Gly Gln Ile Ala Gly Gly Ala Ile TyrSer Pro Thr Val Thr Leu Asn 915 920 925 Cys Pro Ala Thr Phe Ser Asn AsnThr Ala Ser Ile Ala Thr Pro Lys 930 935 940 Thr Ser Ser Glu Asp Gly SerSer Gly Asn Ser Ile Lys Asp Thr Ile 945 950 955 960 Gly Gly Ala Ile AlaGly Thr Ala Ile Thr Leu Ser Gly Val Ser Arg 965 970 975 Phe Ser Gly AsnThr Ala Asp Leu Gly Ala Ala Ile Gly Thr Leu Ala 980 985 990 Asn Ala AsnThr Pro Ser Ala Thr Ser Gly Ser Gln Asn Ser Ile Thr 995 1000 1005 GluLys Ile Thr Leu Glu Asn Gly Ser Phe Ile Phe Glu Arg Asn Gln 1010 10151020 Ala Asn Lys Arg Gly Ala Ile Tyr Ser Pro Ser Val Ser Ile Lys Gly1025 1030 1035 1040 Asn Asn Ile Thr Phe Asn Gln Asn Thr Ser Thr His AspGly Ser Ala 1045 1050 1055 Ile Tyr Phe Thr Lys Asp Ala Thr Ile Glu SerLeu Gly Ser Val Leu 1060 1065 1070 Phe Thr Gly Asn Asn Val Thr Ala ThrGln Ala Ser Ser Ala Thr Ser 1075 1080 1085 Gly Gln Asn Thr Asn Thr AlaAsn Tyr Gly Ala Ala Ile Phe Gly Asp 1090 1095 1100 Pro Gly Thr Thr GlnSer Ser Gln Thr Asp Ala Ile Leu Thr Leu Leu 1105 1110 1115 1120 Ala SerSer Gly Asn Ile Thr Phe Ser Asn Asn Ser Leu Gln Asn Asn 1125 1130 1135Gln Gly Asp Thr Pro Ala Ser Lys Phe Cys Ser Ile Ala Gly Tyr Val 11401145 1150 Lys Leu Ser Leu Gln Ala Ala Lys Gly Lys Thr Ile Ser Phe PheAsp 1155 1160 1165 Cys Val His Thr Ser Thr Lys Lys Thr Gly Ser Thr GlnAsn Val Tyr 1170 1175 1180 Glu Thr Leu Asp Ile Asn Lys Glu Glu Asn SerAsn Pro Tyr Thr Gly 1185 1190 1195 1200 Thr Ile Val Phe Ser Ser Glu LeuHis Glu Asn Lys Ser Tyr Ile Pro 1205 1210 1215 Gln Asn Ala Ile Leu HisAsn Gly Thr Leu Val Leu Lys Glu Lys Thr 1220 1225 1230 Glu Leu His ValVal Ser Phe Glu Gln Lys Glu Gly Ser Lys Leu Ile 1235 1240 1245 Met GluPro Gly Ala Val Leu Ser Asn Gln Asn Ile Ala Asn Gly Ala 1250 1255 1260Leu Ala Ile Asn Gly Leu Thr Ile Asp Leu Ser Ser Met Gly Thr Pro 12651270 1275 1280 Gln Ala Gly Glu Ile Phe Ser Pro Pro Glu Leu Arg Ile ValAla Thr 1285 1290 1295 Thr Ser Ser Ala Ser Gly Gly Ser Gly Val Ser SerSer Ile Pro Thr 1300 1305 1310 Asn Pro Lys Arg Ile Ser Ala Ala Val ProSer Gly Ser Ala Ala Thr 1315 1320 1325 Thr Pro Thr Met Ser Glu Asn LysVal Phe Leu Thr Gly Asp Leu Thr 1330 1335 1340 Leu Ile Asp Pro Asn GlyAsn Phe Tyr Gln Asn Pro Met Leu Gly Ser 1345 1350 1355 1360 Asp Leu AspVal Pro Leu Ile Lys Leu Pro Thr Asn Thr Ser Asp Val 1365 1370 1375 GlnVal Tyr Asp Leu Thr Leu Ser Gly Asp Leu Phe Pro Gln Lys Gly 1380 13851390 Tyr Met Gly Thr Trp Thr Leu Asp Ser Asn Pro Gln Thr Gly Lys Leu1395 1400 1405 Gln Ala Arg Trp Thr Phe Asp Thr Tyr Arg Arg Trp Val TyrIle Pro 1410 1415 1420 Arg Asp Asn His Phe Tyr Ala Asn Ser Ile Leu GlySer Gln Asn Ser 1425 1430 1435 1440 Met Ile Val Val Lys Gln Gly Leu IleAsn Asn Met Leu Asn Asn Ala 1445 1450 1455 Arg Phe Asp Asp Ile Ala TyrAsn Asn Phe Trp Val Ser Gly Val Gly 1460 1465 1470 Thr Phe Leu Ala GlnGln Gly Thr Pro Leu Ser Glu Glu Phe Ser Tyr 1475 1480 1485 Tyr Ser ArgGly Thr Ser Val Ala Ile Asp Ala Lys Pro Arg Gln Asp 1490 1495 1500 PheIle Leu Gly Ala Ala Phe Ser Lys Ile Val Gly Lys Thr Lys Ala 1505 15101515 1520 Ile Lys Lys Met His Asn Tyr Phe His Lys Gly Ser Glu Tyr SerTyr 1525 1530 1535 Gln Ala Ser Val Tyr Gly Gly Lys Phe Leu Tyr Phe LeuLeu Asn Lys 1540 1545 1550 Gln His Gly Trp Ala Leu Pro Phe Leu Ile GlnGly Val Val Ser Tyr 1555 1560 1565 Gly His Ile Lys His Asp Thr Thr ThrLeu Tyr Pro Ser Ile His Glu 1570 1575 1580 Arg Asn Lys Gly Asp Trp GluAsp Leu Gly Trp Leu Ala Asp Leu Arg 1585 1590 1595 1600 Ile Ser Met AspLeu Lys Glu Pro Ser Lys Asp Ser Ser Lys Arg Ile 1605 1610 1615 Thr ValTyr Gly Glu Leu Glu Tyr Ser Ser Ile Arg Gln Lys Gln Phe 1620 1625 1630Thr Glu Ile Asp Tyr Asp Pro Arg His Phe Asp Asp Cys Ala Tyr Arg 16351640 1645 Asn Leu Ser Leu Pro Val Gly Cys Ala Val Glu Gly Ala Ile MetAsn 1650 1655 1660 Cys Asn Ile Leu Met Tyr Asn Lys Leu Ala Leu Ala TyrMet Pro Ser 1665 1670 1675 1680 Ile Tyr Arg Asn Asn Pro Val Cys Lys TyrArg Val Leu Ser Ser Asn 1685 1690 1695 Glu Ala Gly Gln Val Ile Cys GlyVal Pro Thr Arg Thr Ser Ala Arg 1700 1705 1710 Ala Glu Tyr Ser Thr GlnLeu Tyr Leu Gly Pro Phe Trp Thr Leu Tyr 1715 1720 1725 Gly Asn Tyr ThrIle Asp Val Gly Met Tyr Thr Leu Ser Gln Met Thr 1730 1735 1740 Ser CysGly Ala Arg Met Ile Phe 1745 1750 181 2601 DNA Chlamydia 181 atggctagccatcaccatca ccatcacctc tttggccagg atcccttagg tgaaaccgcc 60 ctcctcactaaaaatcctaa tcatgtcgtc tgtacatttt ttgaggactg taccatggag 120 agcctctttcctgctctttg tgctcatgca tcacaagacg atcctttgta tgtacttgga 180 aattcctactgttggttcgt atctaaactc catatcacgg accccaaaga ggctcttttt 240 aaagaaaaaggagatctttc cattcaaaac tttcgcttcc tttccttcac agattgctct 300 tccaaggaaagctctccttc tattattcat caaaagaatg gtcagttatc cttgcgcaat 360 aatggtagcatgagtttctg tcgaaatcat gctgaaggct ctggaggagc catctctgcg 420 gatgccttttctctacagca caactatctt ttcacagctt ttgaagagaa ttcttctaaa 480 ggaaatggcggagccattca ggctcaaacc ttctctttat ctagaaatgt gtcgcctatt 540 tctttcgcccgtaatcgtgc ggatttaaat ggcggcgcta tttgctgtag taatcttatt 600 tgttcagggaatgtaaaccc tctctttttc actggaaact ccgccacraa tggaggcsct 660 atttgttgtatcagcgatct aaacacctca gaaaaaggct ctctctctct tgcttgtaac 720 caaraaacgctatttgcaag caattctgct aaagaaaaag gcggggctat ttatgccaag 780 cacatggtattgcgttataa cggtcctgtt tccttcatta acaacagcgc taaaataggt 840 ggagctatcgccatccagtc cggagggagt ctctctatcc ttgcaggtga aggatctgtt 900 ctgttccagaataactccca acgcacctcc gaccaaggtc tagtaagaaa cgccatctac 960 ttagagaaagatgcgattct ttcttcctta gaagctcgca acggagatat tcttttcttt 1020 gatcctattgtacaagaaag tagcagcaaa gaatcgcctc ttccctcctc tttgcaagcc 1080 agcgtgacttctcccacccc agccaccgca tctcctttag ttattcagac aagtgcaaac 1140 cgttcagtgattttctcgag cgaacgtctt tctgaagaag aaaaaactcc tgataacctc 1200 acttcccaactacagcagcc tatcgaactg aaatccggac gcttagtttt aaaagatcgc 1260 gctgtcctttccgsgccttc tctctctcag gatcctcaag ctctcctcat tatggaagcg 1320 ggaacttctttaaaaacttc ctytgatttg aagttagsta cgstaagtat tccccttcat 1380 tccttagatactgaaaaaag cgtaactatc cacgccccta atctttctat ccaaaagatc 1440 ttcctctctaactctggaga tgagaatttt tatgaaaatg tagagcttct cagtaaagag 1500 caaaacaatattcctctcct tactctccct aaagagcaat ctcatttaca tcttcctgat 1560 gggaacctctcttctcactt tggatatcaa ggagattgga ctttttcttg gaaagattct 1620 gatgaagggcattctctgat tgctaattgg acgcctaaaa actatgtgcc tcatccagaa 1680 cgtcaatctacactcgttgc gaacactctt tggaacacct attccgatat gcaagctgtg 1740 cagtcgatgattaatacaac agcgcacgga ggagcctatc tatttggaac gtggggatct 1800 gctgtttctaatttattcta tgttcacgac agctctggga aacctatcga taattggcat 1860 catagaagccttggctacct attcggtatc agtactcaca gtttagatga ccattctttc 1920 tgcttggctgcaggacaatt actcgggaaa tcgtccgatt cctttattac gtctacagaa 1980 acgacctcctatatagctac tgtacaagcg caactcgcta cctctctaat gaaaatctct 2040 gcacaggcatgctacaatga aagtatccat gagctaaaaa caaaatatcg ctccttctct 2100 aaagaaggattcggatcctg gcatagcgtt gcagtatccg gagaagtgtg cgcatcgatt 2160 cctattgtatccaatggttc cggactgttc agctccttct ctattttctc taaactgcaa 2220 ggattttcaggaacacagga cggttttgag gagagttcgg gagagattcg gtccttttct 2280 gccagctctttcagaaatat ttcacttcct ataggaataa catttgaaaa aaaatcccaa 2340 aaaacacgaacctactatta ctttctagga gcctacatcc aagacctgaa acgtgatgtg 2400 gaatcgggacctgtagtgtt actcaaaaat gccgtctcct gggatgctcc tatggcgaac 2460 ttggattcacgagcctacat gttccggctt acgaatcaaa gagctctaca cagacttcag 2520 acgctgttaaatgtgtcttg tgtgctgcgt gggcaaagcc atagttactc cctggatctg 2580 gggaccacttacaggttcta g 2601 182 3021 DNA Chlamydia 182 atggctagca tgactggtggacagcaaatg ggtcgggatt caagcttggt accgcatcac 60 catcaccatc acatgattcctcaaggaatt tacgatgggg agacgttaac tgtatcattt 120 ccctatactg ttataggagatccgagtggg actactgttt tttctgcagg agagttaaca 180 ttaaaaaatc ttgacaattctattgcagct ttgcctttaa gttgttttgg gaacttatta 240 gggagtttta ctgttttagggagaggacac tcgttgactt tcgagaacat acggacttct 300 acaaatgggg cagctctaagtaatagcgct gctgatggac tgtttactat tgagggtttt 360 aaagaattat ccttttccaattgcaattca ttacttgccg tactgcctgc tgcaacgact 420 aataagggta gccagactccgacgacaaca tctacaccgt ctaatggtac tatttattct 480 aaaacagatc ttttgttactcaataatgag aagttctcat tctatagtaa tttagtctct 540 ggagatgggg gagctatagatgctaagagc ttaacggttc aaggaattag caagctttgt 600 gtcttccaag aaaatactgctcaagctgat gggggagctt gtcaagtagt caccagtttc 660 tctgctatgg ctaacgaggctcctattgcc tttgtagcga atgttgcagg agtaagaggg 720 ggagggattg ctgctgttcaggatgggcag cagggagtgt catcatctac ttcaacagaa 780 gatccagtag taagtttttccagaaatact gcggtagagt ttgatgggaa cgtagcccga 840 gtaggaggag ggatttactcctacgggaac gttgctttcc tgaataatgg aaaaaccttg 900 tttctcaaca atgttgcttctcctgtttac attgctgcta agcaaccaac aagtggacag 960 gcttctaata cgagtaataattacggagat ggaggagcta tcttctgtaa gaatggtgcg 1020 caagcaggat ccaataactctggatcagtt tcctttgatg gagagggagt agttttcttt 1080 agtagcaatg tagctgctgggaaaggggga gctatttatg ccaaaaagct ctcggttgct 1140 aactgtggcc ctgtacaatttttaaggaat atcgctaatg atggtggagc gatttattta 1200 ggagaatctg gagagctcagtttatctgct gattatggag atattatttt cgatgggaat 1260 cttaaaagaa cagccaaagagaatgctgcc gatgttaatg gcgtaactgt gtcctcacaa 1320 gccatttcga tgggatcgggagggaaaata acgacattaa gagctaaagc agggcatcag 1380 attctcttta atgatcccatcgagatggca aacggaaata accagccagc gcagtcttcc 1440 aaacttctaa aaattaacgatggtgaagga tacacagggg atattgtttt tgctaatgga 1500 agcagtactt tgtaccaaaatgttacgata gagcaaggaa ggattgttct tcgtgaaaag 1560 gcaaaattat cagtgaattctctaagtcag acaggtggga gtctgtatat ggaagctggg 1620 agtacattgg attttgtaactccacaacca ccacaacagc ctcctgccgc taatcagttg 1680 atcacgcttt ccaatctgcatttgtctctt tcttctttgt tagcaaacaa tgcagttacg 1740 aatcctccta ccaatcctccagcgcaagat tctcatcctg cagtcattgg tagcacaact 1800 gctggttctg ttacaattagtgggcctatc ttttttgagg atttggatga tacagcttat 1860 gataggtatg attggctaggttctaatcaa aaaatcaatg tcctgaaatt acagttaggg 1920 actaagcccc cagctaatgccccatcagat ttgactctag ggaatgagat gcctaagtat 1980 ggctatcaag gaagctggaagcttgcgtgg gatcctaata cagcaaataa tggtccttat 2040 actctgaaag ctacatggactaaaactggg tataatcctg ggcctgagcg agtagcttct 2100 ttggttccaa atagtttatggggatccatt ttagatatac gatctgcgca ttcagcaatt 2160 caagcaagtg tggatgggcgctcttattgt cgaggattat gggtttctgg agtttcgaat 2220 ttcttctatc atgaccgcgatgctttaggt cagggatatc ggtatattag tgggggttat 2280 tccttaggag caaactcctactttggatca tcgatgtttg gtctagcatt taccgaagta 2340 tttggtagat ctaaagattatgtagtgtgt cgttccaatc atcatgcttg cataggatcc 2400 gtttatctat ctacccaacaagctttatgt ggatcctatt tgttcggaga tgcgtttatc 2460 cgtgctagct acgggtttgggaatcagcat atgaaaacct catatacatt tgcagaggag 2520 agcgatgttc gttgggataataactgtctg gctggagaga ttggagcggg attaccgatt 2580 gtgattactc catctaagctctatttgaat gagttgcgtc ctttcgtgca agctgagttt 2640 tcttatgccg atcatgaatcttttacagag gaaggcgatc aagctcgggc attcaagagc 2700 ggacatctcc taaatctatcagttcctgtt ggagtgaagt ttgatcgatg ttctagtaca 2760 catcctaata aatatagctttatggcggct tatatctgtg atgcttatcg caccatctct 2820 ggtactgaga caacgctcctatcccatcaa gagacatgga caacagatgc ctttcattta 2880 gcaagacatg gagttgtggttagaggatct atgtatgctt ctctaacaag taatatagaa 2940 gtatatggcc atggaagatatgagtatcga gatgcttctc gaggctatgg tttgagtgca 3000 ggaagtaaag tccggttcta a3021 183 2934 DNA Chlamydia 183 atggctagca tgactggtgg acagcaaatgggtcgggatt caagcttggt accgagctcg 60 gatccacatc accatcacca tcacggactagctagagagg ttccttctag aatctttctt 120 atgcccaact cagttccaga tcctacgaaagagtcgctat caaataaaat tagtttgaca 180 ggagacactc acaatctcac taactgctatctcgataacc tacgctacat actggctatt 240 ctacaaaaaa ctcccaatga aggagctgctgtcacaataa cagattacct aagctttttt 300 gatacacaaa aagaaggtat ttattttgcaaaaaatctca cccctgaaag tggtggtgcg 360 attggttatg cgagtcccaa ttctcctaccgtggagattc gtgatacaat aggtcctgta 420 atctttgaaa ataatacttg ttgcagactatttacatgga gaaatcctta tgctgctgat 480 aaaataagag aaggcggagc cattcatgctcaaaatcttt acataaatca taatcatgat 540 gtggtcggat ttatgaagaa cttttcttatgtccaaggag gagccattag taccgctaat 600 acctttgttg tgagcgagaa tcagtcttgttttctcttta tggacaacat ctgtattcaa 660 actaatacag caggaaaagg tggcgctatctatgctggaa cgagcaattc ttttgagagt 720 aataactgcg atctcttctt catcaataacgcctgttgtg caggaggagc gatcttctcc 780 cctatctgtt ctctaacagg aaatcgtggtaacatcgttt tctataacaa tcgctgcttt 840 aaaaatgtag aaacagcttc ttcagaagcttctgatggag gagcaattaa agtaactact 900 cgcctagatg ttacaggcaa tcgtggtaggatctttttta gtgacaatat cacaaaaaat 960 tatggcggag ctatttacgc tcctgtagttaccctagtgg ataatggccc tacctacttt 1020 ataaacaata tcgccaataa taaggggggcgctatctata tagacggaac cagtaactcc 1080 aaaatttctg ccgaccgcca tgctattatttttaatgaaa atattgtgac taatgtaact 1140 aatgcaaatg gtaccagtac gtcagctaatcctcctagaa gaaatgcaat aacagtagca 1200 agctcctctg gtgaaattct attaggagcagggagtagcc aaaatttaat tttttatgat 1260 cctattgaag ttagcaatgc aggggtctctgtgtccttca ataaggaagc tgatcaaaca 1320 ggctctgtag tattttcagg agctactgttaattctgcag attttcatca acgcaattta 1380 caaacaaaaa cacctgcacc ccttactctcagtaatggtt ttctatgtat cgaagatcat 1440 gctcagctta cagtgaatcg attcacacaaactgggggtg ttgtttctct tgggaatgga 1500 gcagttctga gttgctataa aaatggtacaggagattctg ctagcaatgc ctctataaca 1560 ctgaagcata ttggattgaa tctttcttccattctgaaaa gtggtgctga gattccttta 1620 ttgtgggtag agcctacaaa taacagcaataactatacag cagatactgc agctaccttt 1680 tcattaagtg atgtaaaact ctcactcattgatgactacg ggaactctcc ttatgaatcc 1740 acagatctga cccatgctct gtcatcacagcctatgctat ctatttctga agctagcgat 1800 aaccagctac aatcagaaaa tatagatttttcgggactaa atgtccctca ttatggatgg 1860 caaggacttt ggacttgggg ctgggcaaaaactcaagatc cagaaccagc atcttcagca 1920 acaatcactg atccacaaaa agccaatagatttcatagaa ccttactact aacatggctt 1980 cctgccgggt atgttcctag cccaaaacacagaagtcccc tcatagctaa caccttatgg 2040 gggaatatgc tgcttgcaac agaaagcttaaaaaatagtg cagagctgac acctagtggt 2100 catcctttct ggggaattac aggaggaggactaggcatga tggtttacca agatcctcga 2160 gaaaatcatc ctggattcca tatgcgctcttccggatact ctgcggggat gatagcaggg 2220 cagacacaca ccttctcatt gaaattcagtcagacctaca ccaaactcaa tgagcgttac 2280 gcaaaaaaca acgtatcttc taaaaattactcatgccaag gagaaatgct cttctcattg 2340 caagaaggtt tcttgctgac taaattagttgggctttaca gctatggaga ccataactgt 2400 caccatttct atactcaagg agaaaatctaacatctcaag ggacgttccg cagtcaaacg 2460 atgggaggtg ctgtcttttt tgatctccctatgaaaccct ttggatcaac gcatatactg 2520 acagctccct ttttaggtgc tcttggtatttattctagcc tgtctcactt tactgaggtg 2580 ggagcctatc cgcgaagctt ttctacaaagactcctttga tcaatgtcct agtccctatt 2640 ggagttaaag gtagctttat gaatgctacccacagacctc aagcctggac tgtagaattg 2700 gcataccaac ccgttctgta tagacaagaaccagggatcg cgacccagct cctagccagt 2760 aaaggtattt ggtttggtag tggaagcccctcatcgcgtc atgccatgtc ctataaaatc 2820 tcacagcaaa cacaaccttt gagttggttaactctccatt tccagtatca tggattctac 2880 tcctcttcaa ccttctgtaa ttatctcaatggggaaattg ctctgcgatt ctag 2934 184 2547 DNA Chlamydia 184 atggctagccatcaccatca ccatcacggt gctatttctt gcttacgtgg agatgtagtc 60 atttctggaaacaagggtag agttgaattt aaagacaaca tagcaacacg tctttatgtg 120 gaagaaactgtagaaaaggt tgaagaggta gagccagctc ctgagcaaaa agacaataat 180 gagctttctttcttagggag tgtagaacag agttttatta ctgcagctaa tcaagctctt 240 ttcgcatctgaagatgggga tttatcacct gagtcatcca tttcttctga agaacttgcg 300 aaaagaagagagtgtgctgg aggagctatt tttgcaaaac gggttcgtat tgtagataac 360 caagaggccgttgtattctc gaataacttc tctgatattt atggcggcgc catttttaca 420 ggttctcttcgagaagagga taagttagat gggcaaatcc ctgaagtctt gatctcaggc 480 aatgcaggggatgttgtttt ttccggaaat tcctcgaagc gtgatgagca tcttcctcat 540 acaggtgggggagccatttg tactcaaaat ttgacgattt ctcagaatac agggaatgtt 600 ctgttttataacaacgtggc ctgttcggga ggagctgttc gtatagagga tcatggtaat 660 gttcttttagaagcttttgg aggagatatt gtttttaaag gaaattcttc tttcagagca 720 caaggatccgatgctatcta ttttgcaggt aaagaatcgc atattacagc cctgaatgct 780 acggaaggacatgctattgt tttccacgac gcattagttt ttgaaaatct aaaagaaagg 840 aaatctgctgaagtattgtt aatcaatagt cgagaaaatc caggttacac tggatctatt 900 cgatttttagaagcagaaag taaagttcct caatgtattc atgtacaaca aggaagcctt 960 gagttgctaaatggagctac attatgtagt tatggtttta aacaagatgc tggagctaag 1020 ttggtattggctgctggatc taaactgaag attttagatt caggaactcc tgtacaaggg 1080 catgctatcagtaaacctga agcagaaatc gagtcatctt ctgaaccaga gggtgcacat 1140 tctctttggattgcgaagaa tgctcaaaca acagttccta tggttgatat ccatactatt 1200 tctgtagatttagcctcctt ctcttctagt caacaggagg ggacagtaga agctcctcag 1260 gttattgttcctggaggaag ttatgttcga tctggagagc ttaatttgga gttagttaac 1320 acaacaggtactggttatga aaatcatgct ttgttgaaga atgaggctaa agttccattg 1380 atgtctttcgttgcttctag tgatgaagct tcagccgaaa tcagtaactt gtcggtttct 1440 gatttacagattcatgtagc aactccagag attgaagaag acacatacgg ccatatggga 1500 gattggtctgaggctaaaat tcaagatgga actcttgtca ttaattggaa tcctactgga 1560 tatcgattagatcctcaaaa agcaggggct ttagtattta atgcattatg ggaagaaggg 1620 gctgtcttgtctgctctgaa aaatgcacgc tttgctcata atctcactgc tcagcgtatg 1680 gaattcgattattctacaaa tgtgtgggga ttcgcctttg gtggtttccg aactctatct 1740 gcagagaatctggttgctat tgatggatac aaaggagctt atggtggtgc ttctgctgga 1800 gtcgatattcaattgatgga agattttgtt ctaggagtta gtggagctgc tttcctaggt 1860 aaaatggatagtcagaagtt tgatgcggag gtttctcgga agggagttgt tggttctgta 1920 tatacaggatttttagctgg atcctggttc ttcaaaggac aatatagcct tggagaaaca 1980 cagaacgatatgaaaacgcg ttatggagta ctaggagagt cgagtgcttc ttggacatct 2040 cgaggagtactggcagatgc tttagttgaa taccgaagtt tagttggtcc tgtgagacct 2100 actttttatgctttgcattt caatccttat gtcgaagtat cttatgcttc tatgaaattc 2160 cctggctttacagaacaagg aagagaagcg cgttcttttg aagacgcttc ccttaccaat 2220 atcaccattcctttagggat gaagtttgaa ttggcgttca taaaaggaca gttttcagag 2280 gtgaactctttgggaataag ttatgcatgg gaagcttatc gaaaagtaga aggaggcgcg 2340 gtgcagcttttagaagctgg gtttgattgg gagggagctc caatggatct tcctagacag 2400 gagctgcgtgtcgctctgga aaataatacg gaatggagtt cttacttcag cacagtctta 2460 ggattaacagctttttgtgg aggatttact tctacagata gtaaactagg atatgaggcg 2520 aatactggattgcgattgat cttttaa 2547 185 2337 DNA Chlamydia 185 atgcatcacc atcaccatcacgggttagct agttgcgtag atcttcatgc tggaggacag 60 tctgtaaatg agctggtatatgtaggccct caagcggttt tattgttaga ccaaattcga 120 gatctattcg ttgggtctaaagatagtcag gctgaaggac agtataggtt aattgtagga 180 gatccaagtt ctttccaagagaaagatgca gatactcttc ccgggaaggt agagcaaagt 240 actttgttct cagtaaccaatcccgtggtt ttccaaggtg tggaccaaca ggatcaagtc 300 tcttcccaag ggttaatttgtagttttacg agcagcaacc ttgattctcc ccgtgacgga 360 gaatcttttt taggtattgcttttgttggg gatagtagta aggctggaat cacattaact 420 gacgtgaaag cttctttgtctggagcggct ttatattcta cagaagatct tatctttgaa 480 aagattaagg gtggattggaatttgcatca tgttcttctc tagaacaggg gggagcttgt 540 gcagctcaaa gtattttgattcatgattgt caaggattgc aggttaaaca ctgtactaca 600 gccgtgaatg ctgaggggtctagtgcgaat gatcatcttg gatttggagg aggcgctttc 660 tttgttacgg gttctctttctggagagaaa agtctctata tgcctgcagg agatatggta 720 gttgcgaatt gtgatggggctatatctttt gaaggaaaca gcgcgaactt tgctaatgga 780 ggagcgattg ctgcctctgggaaagtgctt tttgtcgcta atgataaaaa gacttctttt 840 atagagaacc gagctttgtctggaggagcg attgcagcct cttctgatat tgcctttcaa 900 aactgcgcag aactagttttcaaaggcaat tgtgcaattg gaacagagga taaaggttct 960 ttaggtggag gggctatatcttctctaggc accgttcttt tgcaagggaa tcacgggata 1020 acttgtgata agaatgagtctgcttcgcaa ggaggcgcca tttttggcaa aaattgtcag 1080 atttctgaca acgaggggccagtggttttc agagatagta cagcttgctt aggaggaggc 1140 gctattgcag ctcaagaaattgtttctatt cagaacaatc aggctgggat ttccttcgag 1200 ggaggtaagg ctagtttcggaggaggtatt gcgtgtggat ctttttcttc cgcaggcggt 1260 gcttctgttt tagggactattgatatttcg aagaatttag gcgcgatttc gttctctcgt 1320 actttatgta cgacctcagatttaggacaa atggagtacc agggaggagg agctctattt 1380 ggtgaaaata tttctctttctgagaatgct ggtgtgctca cctttaaaga caacattgtg 1440 aagacttttg cttcgaatgggaaaattctg ggaggaggag cgattttagc tactggtaag 1500 gtggaaatta ccaataattccggaggaatt tcttttacag gaaatgcgag agctccacaa 1560 gctcttccaa ctcaagaggagtttccttta ttcagcaaaa aagaagggcg accactctct 1620 tcaggatatt ctgggggaggagcgatttta ggaagagaag tagctattct ccacaacgct 1680 gcagtagtat ttgagcaaaatcgtttgcag tgcagcgaag aagaagcgac attattaggt 1740 tgttgtggag gaggcgctgttcatgggatg gatagcactt cgattgttgg caactcttca 1800 gtaagatttg gtaataattacgcaatggga caaggagtct caggaggagc tcttttatct 1860 aaaacagtgc agttagctggaaatggaagc gtcgattttt ctcgaaatat tgctagtttg 1920 ggaggaggag ctcttcaagcttctgaagga aattgtgagc tagttgataa cggctatgtg 1980 ctattcagag ataatcgagggagggtttat gggggtgcta tttcttgctt acgtggagat 2040 gtagtcattt ctggaaacaagggtagagtt gaatttaaag acaacatagc aacacgtctt 2100 tatgtggaag aaactgtagaaaaggttgaa gaggtagagc cagctcctga gcaaaaagac 2160 aataatgagc tttctttcttagggagtgta gaacagagtt ttattactgc agctaatcaa 2220 gctcttttcg catctgaagatggggattta tcacctgagt catccatttc ttctgaagaa 2280 cttgcgaaaa gaagagagtgtgctggagga gctgactcga gcagatccgg ctgctaa 2337 186 2847 DNA Chlamydia 186atggctagca tgcatcacca tcaccatcac gttaagattg agaacttctc tggccaagga 60atattttctg gaaacaaagc tatcgataac accacagaag gctcctcttc caaatctaac 120gtcctcggag gtgcggtcta tgctaaaaca ttgtttaatc tcgatagcgg gagctctaga 180cgaactgtca ccttctccgg gaatactgtc tcttctcaat ctacaacagg tcaggttgct 240ggaggagcta tctactctcc tactgtaacc attgctactc ctgtagtatt ttctaaaaac 300tctgcaacaa acaatgctaa taacgctaca gatactcaga gaaaagacac ctttggagga 360gctatcggag ctacttctgc tgtttctcta tcaggagggg ctcatttctt agaaaacgtt 420gctgacctcg gatctgctat tgggttggtg ccagacacac aaaatacaga aacagtgaaa 480ttagagtctg gctcctacta ctttgaaaaa aataaagctt taaaacgagc tactatttac 540gcacctgtcg tttccattaa agcctatact gcgacattta accaaaacag atctctagaa 600gaaggaagcg cgatttactt tacaaaagaa gcatctattg agtctttagg ctctgttctc 660ttcacaggaa acttagtaac cccaacgcta agcacaacta cagaaggcac accagccaca 720acctcaggag atgtaacaaa atatggtgct gctatctttg gacaaatagc aagctcaaac 780ggatctcaga cggataacct tcccctgaaa ctcattgctt caggaggaaa tatttgtttc 840cgaaacaatg aataccgtcc tacttcttct gataccggaa cctctacttt ctgtagtatt 900gcgggagatg ttaaattaac catgcaagct gcaaaaggga aaacgatcag tttctttgat 960gcaatccgga cctctactaa gaaaacaggt acacaggcaa ctgcctacga tactctcgat 1020attaataaat ctgaggattc agaaactgta aactctgcgt ttacaggaac gattctgttc 1080tcctctgaat tacatgaaaa taaatcctat attccacaaa acgtagttct acacagtgga 1140tctcttgtat tgaagccaaa taccgagctt catgtcattt cttttgagca gaaagaaggc 1200tcttctctcg ttatgacacc tggatctgtt ctttcgaacc agactgttgc tgatggagct 1260ttggtcataa ataacatgac cattgattta tccagcgtag agaaaaatgg tattgctgaa 1320ggaaatatct ttactcctcc agaattgaga atcatagaca ctactacaag tggaagcggt 1380ggaaccccat ctacagatag tgaaagtaac cagaatagtg atgataccaa ggagcaaaat 1440aataatgacg cctcgaatca aggagaaagc gcgaatggat cgtcttctcc tgcagtagct 1500gctgcacaca catctcgtac aagaaacttt gccgctgcag ctacagccac acctacgaca 1560acaccaacgg ctacaactac aacaagcaac caagtaatcc taggaggaga aatcaaactc 1620atcgatccta atgggacctt cttccagaac cctgcattaa gatccgacca acaaatctcc 1680ttgttagtgc tccctacaga ctcatcaaaa atgcaagctc agaaaatagt actgacgggt 1740gatattgctc ctcagaaagg atatacagga acactcactc tggatcctga tcaactacaa 1800aatggaacga tctcagcgct ctggaaattt gactcttata gacaatgggc ttatgtacct 1860agagacaatc atttctatgc gaactcgatt ctgggatctc aaatgtcaat ggtcacagtc 1920aaacaaggct tgctcaacga taaaatgaat ctagctcgct ttgatgaagt tagctataac 1980aacctgtgga tatcaggact aggaacgatg ctatcgcaag taggaacacc tacttctgaa 2040gaattcactt attacagcag aggagcttct gttgccttag atgctaaacc agcccatgat 2100gtgattgttg gagctgcatt tagtaagatg atcgggaaaa caaaatcctt gaaaagagag 2160aataactaca ctcacaaagg atccgaatat tcttaccaag catcggtata cggaggcaaa 2220ccattccact ttgtaatcaa taaaaaaacg gaaaaatcgc taccgctatt gttacaagga 2280gtcatctctt acggatatat caaacatgat acagtgactc actatccaac gatccgtgaa 2340cgaaaccaag gagaatggga agacttagga tggctgacag ctctccgtgt ctcctctgtc 2400ttaagaactc ctgcacaagg ggatactaaa cgtatcactg tttacggaga attggaatac 2460tccagtatcc gtcagaaaca attcacagaa acagaatacg atcctcgtta cttcgacaac 2520tgcacctata gaaacttagc aattcctatg gggttagcat tcgaaggaga gctctctggt 2580aacgatattt tgatgtacaa cagattctct gtagcataca tgccatcaat ctatcgaaat 2640tctccaacat gcaaatacca agtgctctct tcaggagaag gcggagaaat tatttgtgga 2700gtaccgacaa gaaactcagc tcgcggagaa tacagcacgc agctgtaccc gggacctttg 2760tggactctgt atggatccta cacgatagaa gcagacgcac atacactagc tcatatgatg 2820aactgcggtg ctcgtatgac attctaa 2847 187 2466 DNA Chlamydia 187 atgcatcaccatcaccatca cgaggcgagc tcgatccaag atcaaataaa gaataccgac 60 tgcaatgttagcaaagtagg atattcaact tctcaagcat ttactgatat gatgctagca 120 gacaacacagagtatcgagc tgctgatagt gtttcattct atgacttttc gacatcttcc 180 ggattacctagaaaacatct tagtagtagt agtgaagctt ctccaacgac agaaggagtg 240 tcttcatcttcatctggaga aaatactgag aattcacaag attcagctcc ctcttctgga 300 gaaactgataagaaaacaga agaagaacta gacaatggcg gaatcattta tgctagagag 360 aaactaactatctcagaatc tcaggactct ctctctaatc caagcataga actccatgac 420 aatagttttttcttcggaga aggtgaagtt atctttgatc acagagttgc cctcaaaaac 480 ggaggagctatttatggaga gaaagaggta gtctttgaaa acataaaatc tctactagta 540 gaagtaaatatctcggtcga gaaagggggt agcgtctatg caaaagaacg agtatcttta 600 gaaaatgttaccgaagcaac cttctcctcc aatggtgggg aacaaggtgg tggtggaatc 660 tattcagaacaagatatgtt aatcagtgat tgcaacaatg tacatttcca agggaatgct 720 gcaggagcaacagcagtaaa acaatgtctg gatgaagaaa tgatcgtatt gctcacagaa 780 tgcgttgatagcttatccga agatacactg gatagcactc cagaaacgga acagactaag 840 tcaaatggaaatcaagatgg ttcgtctgaa acaaaagata cacaagtatc agaatcacca 900 gaatcaactcctagccccga cgatgtttta ggtaaaggtg gtggtatcta tacagaaaaa 960 tctttgaccatcactggaat tacagggact atagattttg tcagtaacat agctaccgat 1020 tctggagcaggtgtattcac taaagaaaac ttgtcttgca ccaacacgaa tagcctacag 1080 tttttgaaaaactcggcagg tcaacatgga ggaggagcct acgttactca aaccatgtct 1140 gttactaatacaactagtga aagtataact actccccctc tcgtaggaga agtgattttc 1200 tctgaaaatacagctaaagg gcacggtggt ggtatctgca ctaacaaact ttctttatct 1260 aatttaaaaacggtgactct cactaaaaac tctgcaaagg agtctggagg agctattttt 1320 acagatctagcgtctatacc aacaacagat accccagagt cttctacccc ctcttcctcc 1380 tcgcctgcaagcactcccga agtagttgct tctgctaaaa taaatcgatt ctttgcctct 1440 acggcagaaccggcagcccc ttctctaaca gaggctgagt ctgatcaaac ggatcaaaca 1500 gaaacttctgatactaatag cgatatagac gtgtcgattg agaacatttt gaatgtcgct 1560 atcaatcaaaacacttctgc gaaaaaagga ggggctattt acgggaaaaa agctaaactt 1620 tcccgtattaacaatcttga actttcaggg aattcatccc aggatgtagg aggaggtctc 1680 tgtttaactgaaagcgtaga atttgatgca attggatcgc tcttatccca ctataactct 1740 gctgctaaagaaggtggggt tattcattct aaaacggtta ctctatctaa cctcaagtct 1800 accttcacttttgcagataa cactgttaaa gcaatagtag aaagcactcc tgaagctcca 1860 gaagagattcctccagtaga aggagaagag tctacagcaa cagaaaatcc gaattctaat 1920 acagaaggaagttcggctaa cactaacctt gaaggatctc aaggggatac tgctgataca 1980 gggactggtgttgttaacaa tgagtctcaa gacacatcag atactggaaa cgctgaatct 2040 ggagaacaactacaagattc tacacaatct aatgaagaaa atacccttcc caatagtagt 2100 attgatcaatctaacgaaaa cacagacgaa tcatctgata gccacactga ggaaataact 2160 gacgagagtgtctcatcgtc ctctaaaagt ggatcatcta ctcctcaaga tggaggagca 2220 gcttcttcaggggctccctc aggagatcaa tctatctctg caaacgcttg tttagctaaa 2280 agctatgctgcgagtactga tagctcccct gtatctaatt cttcaggttc agacgttact 2340 gcatcttctgataatccaga ctcttcctca tctggagata gcgctggaga ctctgaagga 2400 ccgactgagccagaagctgg ttctacaaca gaaactccta ctttaatagg aggaggtgct 2460 atctga 2466188 1578 DNA Chlamydia 188 atgcatcacc atcaccatca cacggccgcg tccgataacttccagctgtc ccagggtggg 60 cagggattcg ccattccgat cgggcaggcg atggcgatcgcgggccagat caagcttccc 120 accgttcata tcgggcctac cgccttcctc ggcttgggtgttgtcgacaa caacggcaac 180 ggcgcacgag tccaacgcgt ggtcgggagc gctccggcggcaagtctcgg catctccacc 240 ggcgacgtga tcaccgcggt cgacggcgct ccgatcaactcggccaccgc gatggcggac 300 gcgcttaacg ggcatcatcc cggtgacgtc atctcggtgacctggcaaac caagtcgggc 360 ggcacgcgta cagggaacgt gacattggcc gagggacccccggccgaatt cccgctagta 420 cctagaggtt caccgctgcc tgtggggaat ccagctgaaccaagtttatt aatcgatggc 480 actatgtggg aaggtgcttc aggagatcct tgcgatccttgcgctacttg gtgtgacgcc 540 attagcatcc gcgcaggata ctacggagat tatgttttcgatcgtgtatt aaaagttgat 600 gtgaataaaa cttttagcgg catggctgca actcctacgcaggctatagg taacgcaagt 660 aatactaatc agccagaagc aaatggcaga ccgaacatcgcttacggaag gcatatgcaa 720 gatgcagagt ggttttcaaa tgcagccttc ctagccttaaacatttggga tcgcttcgac 780 attttctgca ccttaggggc atccaatgga tacttcaaagcaagttcggc tgcattcaac 840 ttggttgggt taatagggtt ttcagctgca agctcaatctctaccgatct tccaatgcaa 900 cttcctaacg taggcattac ccaaggtgtt gtggaattttatacagacac atcattttct 960 tggagcgtag gtgcacgtgg agctttatgg gaatgtggttgtgcaacttt aggagctgag 1020 ttccaatacg ctcaatctaa tcctaagatt gagatgctcaacgtcacttc aagcccagca 1080 caatttgtga ttcacaaacc aagaggctat aaaggagctagctcgaattt tcctttacct 1140 ataacggctg gaacaacaga agctacagac accaaatcagctacaattaa ataccatgaa 1200 tggcaagtag gcctcgccct gtcttacaga ttgaatatgcttgttccata tattggcgta 1260 aactggtcaa gagcaacttt tgatgctgat actatccgcattgctcaacc taaattaaaa 1320 tcggagattc ttaacattac tacatggaac ccaagccttataggatcaac cactgctttg 1380 cccaataata gtggtaagga tgttctatct gatgtcttgcaaattgcttc gattcagatc 1440 aacaaaatga agtctagaaa agcttgtggt gtagctgttggtgcaacgtt aatcgacgct 1500 gacaaatggt caatcactgg tgaagcacgc ttaatcaatgaaagagctgc tcacatgaat 1560 gcacaattcc gcttctaa 1578 189 866 PRTChlamydia VARIANT (1)...(866) Xaa = Any Amino Acid 189 Met Ala Ser HisHis His His His His Leu Phe Gly Gln Asp Pro Leu 1 5 10 15 Gly Glu ThrAla Leu Leu Thr Lys Asn Pro Asn His Val Val Cys Thr 20 25 30 Phe Phe GluAsp Cys Thr Met Glu Ser Leu Phe Pro Ala Leu Cys Ala 35 40 45 His Ala SerGln Asp Asp Pro Leu Tyr Val Leu Gly Asn Ser Tyr Cys 50 55 60 Trp Phe ValSer Lys Leu His Ile Thr Asp Pro Lys Glu Ala Leu Phe 65 70 75 80 Lys GluLys Gly Asp Leu Ser Ile Gln Asn Phe Arg Phe Leu Ser Phe 85 90 95 Thr AspCys Ser Ser Lys Glu Ser Ser Pro Ser Ile Ile His Gln Lys 100 105 110 AsnGly Gln Leu Ser Leu Arg Asn Asn Gly Ser Met Ser Phe Cys Arg 115 120 125Asn His Ala Glu Gly Ser Gly Gly Ala Ile Ser Ala Asp Ala Phe Ser 130 135140 Leu Gln His Asn Tyr Leu Phe Thr Ala Phe Glu Glu Asn Ser Ser Lys 145150 155 160 Gly Asn Gly Gly Ala Ile Gln Ala Gln Thr Phe Ser Leu Ser ArgAsn 165 170 175 Val Ser Pro Ile Ser Phe Ala Arg Asn Arg Ala Asp Leu AsnGly Gly 180 185 190 Ala Ile Cys Cys Ser Asn Leu Ile Cys Ser Gly Asn ValAsn Pro Leu 195 200 205 Phe Phe Thr Gly Asn Ser Ala Thr Asn Gly Gly XaaIle Cys Cys Ile 210 215 220 Ser Asp Leu Asn Thr Ser Glu Lys Gly Ser LeuSer Leu Ala Cys Asn 225 230 235 240 Gln Xaa Thr Leu Phe Ala Ser Asn SerAla Lys Glu Lys Gly Gly Ala 245 250 255 Ile Tyr Ala Lys His Met Val LeuArg Tyr Asn Gly Pro Val Ser Phe 260 265 270 Ile Asn Asn Ser Ala Lys IleGly Gly Ala Ile Ala Ile Gln Ser Gly 275 280 285 Gly Ser Leu Ser Ile LeuAla Gly Glu Gly Ser Val Leu Phe Gln Asn 290 295 300 Asn Ser Gln Arg ThrSer Asp Gln Gly Leu Val Arg Asn Ala Ile Tyr 305 310 315 320 Leu Glu LysAsp Ala Ile Leu Ser Ser Leu Glu Ala Arg Asn Gly Asp 325 330 335 Ile LeuPhe Phe Asp Pro Ile Val Gln Glu Ser Ser Ser Lys Glu Ser 340 345 350 ProLeu Pro Ser Ser Leu Gln Ala Ser Val Thr Ser Pro Thr Pro Ala 355 360 365Thr Ala Ser Pro Leu Val Ile Gln Thr Ser Ala Asn Arg Ser Val Ile 370 375380 Phe Ser Ser Glu Arg Leu Ser Glu Glu Glu Lys Thr Pro Asp Asn Leu 385390 395 400 Thr Ser Gln Leu Gln Gln Pro Ile Glu Leu Lys Ser Gly Arg LeuVal 405 410 415 Leu Lys Asp Arg Ala Val Leu Ser Xaa Pro Ser Leu Ser GlnAsp Pro 420 425 430 Gln Ala Leu Leu Ile Met Glu Ala Gly Thr Ser Leu LysThr Ser Xaa 435 440 445 Asp Leu Lys Leu Xaa Thr Xaa Ser Ile Pro Leu HisSer Leu Asp Thr 450 455 460 Glu Lys Ser Val Thr Ile His Ala Pro Asn LeuSer Ile Gln Lys Ile 465 470 475 480 Phe Leu Ser Asn Ser Gly Asp Glu AsnPhe Tyr Glu Asn Val Glu Leu 485 490 495 Leu Ser Lys Glu Gln Asn Asn IlePro Leu Leu Thr Leu Pro Lys Glu 500 505 510 Gln Ser His Leu His Leu ProAsp Gly Asn Leu Ser Ser His Phe Gly 515 520 525 Tyr Gln Gly Asp Trp ThrPhe Ser Trp Lys Asp Ser Asp Glu Gly His 530 535 540 Ser Leu Ile Ala AsnTrp Thr Pro Lys Asn Tyr Val Pro His Pro Glu 545 550 555 560 Arg Gln SerThr Leu Val Ala Asn Thr Leu Trp Asn Thr Tyr Ser Asp 565 570 575 Met GlnAla Val Gln Ser Met Ile Asn Thr Thr Ala His Gly Gly Ala 580 585 590 TyrLeu Phe Gly Thr Trp Gly Ser Ala Val Ser Asn Leu Phe Tyr Val 595 600 605His Asp Ser Ser Gly Lys Pro Ile Asp Asn Trp His His Arg Ser Leu 610 615620 Gly Tyr Leu Phe Gly Ile Ser Thr His Ser Leu Asp Asp His Ser Phe 625630 635 640 Cys Leu Ala Ala Gly Gln Leu Leu Gly Lys Ser Ser Asp Ser PheIle 645 650 655 Thr Ser Thr Glu Thr Thr Ser Tyr Ile Ala Thr Val Gln AlaGln Leu 660 665 670 Ala Thr Ser Leu Met Lys Ile Ser Ala Gln Ala Cys TyrAsn Glu Ser 675 680 685 Ile His Glu Leu Lys Thr Lys Tyr Arg Ser Phe SerLys Glu Gly Phe 690 695 700 Gly Ser Trp His Ser Val Ala Val Ser Gly GluVal Cys Ala Ser Ile 705 710 715 720 Pro Ile Val Ser Asn Gly Ser Gly LeuPhe Ser Ser Phe Ser Ile Phe 725 730 735 Ser Lys Leu Gln Gly Phe Ser GlyThr Gln Asp Gly Phe Glu Glu Ser 740 745 750 Ser Gly Glu Ile Arg Ser PheSer Ala Ser Ser Phe Arg Asn Ile Ser 755 760 765 Leu Pro Ile Gly Ile ThrPhe Glu Lys Lys Ser Gln Lys Thr Arg Thr 770 775 780 Tyr Tyr Tyr Phe LeuGly Ala Tyr Ile Gln Asp Leu Lys Arg Asp Val 785 790 795 800 Glu Ser GlyPro Val Val Leu Leu Lys Asn Ala Val Ser Trp Asp Ala 805 810 815 Pro MetAla Asn Leu Asp Ser Arg Ala Tyr Met Phe Arg Leu Thr Asn 820 825 830 GlnArg Ala Leu His Arg Leu Gln Thr Leu Leu Asn Val Ser Cys Val 835 840 845Leu Arg Gly Gln Ser His Ser Tyr Ser Leu Asp Leu Gly Thr Thr Tyr 850 855860 Arg Phe 865 190 1006 PRT Chlamydia 190 Met Ala Ser Met Thr Gly GlyGln Gln Met Gly Arg Asp Ser Ser Leu 1 5 10 15 Val Pro His His His HisHis His Met Ile Pro Gln Gly Ile Tyr Asp 20 25 30 Gly Glu Thr Leu Thr ValSer Phe Pro Tyr Thr Val Ile Gly Asp Pro 35 40 45 Ser Gly Thr Thr Val PheSer Ala Gly Glu Leu Thr Leu Lys Asn Leu 50 55 60 Asp Asn Ser Ile Ala AlaLeu Pro Leu Ser Cys Phe Gly Asn Leu Leu 65 70 75 80 Gly Ser Phe Thr ValLeu Gly Arg Gly His Ser Leu Thr Phe Glu Asn 85 90 95 Ile Arg Thr Ser ThrAsn Gly Ala Ala Leu Ser Asn Ser Ala Ala Asp 100 105 110 Gly Leu Phe ThrIle Glu Gly Phe Lys Glu Leu Ser Phe Ser Asn Cys 115 120 125 Asn Ser LeuLeu Ala Val Leu Pro Ala Ala Thr Thr Asn Lys Gly Ser 130 135 140 Gln ThrPro Thr Thr Thr Ser Thr Pro Ser Asn Gly Thr Ile Tyr Ser 145 150 155 160Lys Thr Asp Leu Leu Leu Leu Asn Asn Glu Lys Phe Ser Phe Tyr Ser 165 170175 Asn Leu Val Ser Gly Asp Gly Gly Ala Ile Asp Ala Lys Ser Leu Thr 180185 190 Val Gln Gly Ile Ser Lys Leu Cys Val Phe Gln Glu Asn Thr Ala Gln195 200 205 Ala Asp Gly Gly Ala Cys Gln Val Val Thr Ser Phe Ser Ala MetAla 210 215 220 Asn Glu Ala Pro Ile Ala Phe Val Ala Asn Val Ala Gly ValArg Gly 225 230 235 240 Gly Gly Ile Ala Ala Val Gln Asp Gly Gln Gln GlyVal Ser Ser Ser 245 250 255 Thr Ser Thr Glu Asp Pro Val Val Ser Phe SerArg Asn Thr Ala Val 260 265 270 Glu Phe Asp Gly Asn Val Ala Arg Val GlyGly Gly Ile Tyr Ser Tyr 275 280 285 Gly Asn Val Ala Phe Leu Asn Asn GlyLys Thr Leu Phe Leu Asn Asn 290 295 300 Val Ala Ser Pro Val Tyr Ile AlaAla Lys Gln Pro Thr Ser Gly Gln 305 310 315 320 Ala Ser Asn Thr Ser AsnAsn Tyr Gly Asp Gly Gly Ala Ile Phe Cys 325 330 335 Lys Asn Gly Ala GlnAla Gly Ser Asn Asn Ser Gly Ser Val Ser Phe 340 345 350 Asp Gly Glu GlyVal Val Phe Phe Ser Ser Asn Val Ala Ala Gly Lys 355 360 365 Gly Gly AlaIle Tyr Ala Lys Lys Leu Ser Val Ala Asn Cys Gly Pro 370 375 380 Val GlnPhe Leu Arg Asn Ile Ala Asn Asp Gly Gly Ala Ile Tyr Leu 385 390 395 400Gly Glu Ser Gly Glu Leu Ser Leu Ser Ala Asp Tyr Gly Asp Ile Ile 405 410415 Phe Asp Gly Asn Leu Lys Arg Thr Ala Lys Glu Asn Ala Ala Asp Val 420425 430 Asn Gly Val Thr Val Ser Ser Gln Ala Ile Ser Met Gly Ser Gly Gly435 440 445 Lys Ile Thr Thr Leu Arg Ala Lys Ala Gly His Gln Ile Leu PheAsn 450 455 460 Asp Pro Ile Glu Met Ala Asn Gly Asn Asn Gln Pro Ala GlnSer Ser 465 470 475 480 Lys Leu Leu Lys Ile Asn Asp Gly Glu Gly Tyr ThrGly Asp Ile Val 485 490 495 Phe Ala Asn Gly Ser Ser Thr Leu Tyr Gln AsnVal Thr Ile Glu Gln 500 505 510 Gly Arg Ile Val Leu Arg Glu Lys Ala LysLeu Ser Val Asn Ser Leu 515 520 525 Ser Gln Thr Gly Gly Ser Leu Tyr MetGlu Ala Gly Ser Thr Leu Asp 530 535 540 Phe Val Thr Pro Gln Pro Pro GlnGln Pro Pro Ala Ala Asn Gln Leu 545 550 555 560 Ile Thr Leu Ser Asn LeuHis Leu Ser Leu Ser Ser Leu Leu Ala Asn 565 570 575 Asn Ala Val Thr AsnPro Pro Thr Asn Pro Pro Ala Gln Asp Ser His 580 585 590 Pro Ala Val IleGly Ser Thr Thr Ala Gly Ser Val Thr Ile Ser Gly 595 600 605 Pro Ile PhePhe Glu Asp Leu Asp Asp Thr Ala Tyr Asp Arg Tyr Asp 610 615 620 Trp LeuGly Ser Asn Gln Lys Ile Asn Val Leu Lys Leu Gln Leu Gly 625 630 635 640Thr Lys Pro Pro Ala Asn Ala Pro Ser Asp Leu Thr Leu Gly Asn Glu 645 650655 Met Pro Lys Tyr Gly Tyr Gln Gly Ser Trp Lys Leu Ala Trp Asp Pro 660665 670 Asn Thr Ala Asn Asn Gly Pro Tyr Thr Leu Lys Ala Thr Trp Thr Lys675 680 685 Thr Gly Tyr Asn Pro Gly Pro Glu Arg Val Ala Ser Leu Val ProAsn 690 695 700 Ser Leu Trp Gly Ser Ile Leu Asp Ile Arg Ser Ala His SerAla Ile 705 710 715 720 Gln Ala Ser Val Asp Gly Arg Ser Tyr Cys Arg GlyLeu Trp Val Ser 725 730 735 Gly Val Ser Asn Phe Phe Tyr His Asp Arg AspAla Leu Gly Gln Gly 740 745 750 Tyr Arg Tyr Ile Ser Gly Gly Tyr Ser LeuGly Ala Asn Ser Tyr Phe 755 760 765 Gly Ser Ser Met Phe Gly Leu Ala PheThr Glu Val Phe Gly Arg Ser 770 775 780 Lys Asp Tyr Val Val Cys Arg SerAsn His His Ala Cys Ile Gly Ser 785 790 795 800 Val Tyr Leu Ser Thr GlnGln Ala Leu Cys Gly Ser Tyr Leu Phe Gly 805 810 815 Asp Ala Phe Ile ArgAla Ser Tyr Gly Phe Gly Asn Gln His Met Lys 820 825 830 Thr Ser Tyr ThrPhe Ala Glu Glu Ser Asp Val Arg Trp Asp Asn Asn 835 840 845 Cys Leu AlaGly Glu Ile Gly Ala Gly Leu Pro Ile Val Ile Thr Pro 850 855 860 Ser LysLeu Tyr Leu Asn Glu Leu Arg Pro Phe Val Gln Ala Glu Phe 865 870 875 880Ser Tyr Ala Asp His Glu Ser Phe Thr Glu Glu Gly Asp Gln Ala Arg 885 890895 Ala Phe Lys Ser Gly His Leu Leu Asn Leu Ser Val Pro Val Gly Val 900905 910 Lys Phe Asp Arg Cys Ser Ser Thr His Pro Asn Lys Tyr Ser Phe Met915 920 925 Ala Ala Tyr Ile Cys Asp Ala Tyr Arg Thr Ile Ser Gly Thr GluThr 930 935 940 Thr Leu Leu Ser His Gln Glu Thr Trp Thr Thr Asp Ala PheHis Leu 945 950 955 960 Ala Arg His Gly Val Val Val Arg Gly Ser Met TyrAla Ser Leu Thr 965 970 975 Ser Asn Ile Glu Val Tyr Gly His Gly Arg TyrGlu Tyr Arg Asp Ala 980 985 990 Ser Arg Gly Tyr Gly Leu Ser Ala Gly SerLys Val Arg Phe 995 1000 1005 191 977 PRT Chlamydia 191 Met Ala Ser MetThr Gly Gly Gln Gln Met Gly Arg Asp Ser Ser Leu 1 5 10 15 Val Pro SerSer Asp Pro His His His His His His Gly Leu Ala Arg 20 25 30 Glu Val ProSer Arg Ile Phe Leu Met Pro Asn Ser Val Pro Asp Pro 35 40 45 Thr Lys GluSer Leu Ser Asn Lys Ile Ser Leu Thr Gly Asp Thr His 50 55 60 Asn Leu ThrAsn Cys Tyr Leu Asp Asn Leu Arg Tyr Ile Leu Ala Ile 65 70 75 80 Leu GlnLys Thr Pro Asn Glu Gly Ala Ala Val Thr Ile Thr Asp Tyr 85 90 95 Leu SerPhe Phe Asp Thr Gln Lys Glu Gly Ile Tyr Phe Ala Lys Asn 100 105 110 LeuThr Pro Glu Ser Gly Gly Ala Ile Gly Tyr Ala Ser Pro Asn Ser 115 120 125Pro Thr Val Glu Ile Arg Asp Thr Ile Gly Pro Val Ile Phe Glu Asn 130 135140 Asn Thr Cys Cys Arg Leu Phe Thr Trp Arg Asn Pro Tyr Ala Ala Asp 145150 155 160 Lys Ile Arg Glu Gly Gly Ala Ile His Ala Gln Asn Leu Tyr IleAsn 165 170 175 His Asn His Asp Val Val Gly Phe Met Lys Asn Phe Ser TyrVal Gln 180 185 190 Gly Gly Ala Ile Ser Thr Ala Asn Thr Phe Val Val SerGlu Asn Gln 195 200 205 Ser Cys Phe Leu Phe Met Asp Asn Ile Cys Ile GlnThr Asn Thr Ala 210 215 220 Gly Lys Gly Gly Ala Ile Tyr Ala Gly Thr SerAsn Ser Phe Glu Ser 225 230 235 240 Asn Asn Cys Asp Leu Phe Phe Ile AsnAsn Ala Cys Cys Ala Gly Gly 245 250 255 Ala Ile Phe Ser Pro Ile Cys SerLeu Thr Gly Asn Arg Gly Asn Ile 260 265 270 Val Phe Tyr Asn Asn Arg CysPhe Lys Asn Val Glu Thr Ala Ser Ser 275 280 285 Glu Ala Ser Asp Gly GlyAla Ile Lys Val Thr Thr Arg Leu Asp Val 290 295 300 Thr Gly Asn Arg GlyArg Ile Phe Phe Ser Asp Asn Ile Thr Lys Asn 305 310 315 320 Tyr Gly GlyAla Ile Tyr Ala Pro Val Val Thr Leu Val Asp Asn Gly 325 330 335 Pro ThrTyr Phe Ile Asn Asn Ile Ala Asn Asn Lys Gly Gly Ala Ile 340 345 350 TyrIle Asp Gly Thr Ser Asn Ser Lys Ile Ser Ala Asp Arg His Ala 355 360 365Ile Ile Phe Asn Glu Asn Ile Val Thr Asn Val Thr Asn Ala Asn Gly 370 375380 Thr Ser Thr Ser Ala Asn Pro Pro Arg Arg Asn Ala Ile Thr Val Ala 385390 395 400 Ser Ser Ser Gly Glu Ile Leu Leu Gly Ala Gly Ser Ser Gln AsnLeu 405 410 415 Ile Phe Tyr Asp Pro Ile Glu Val Ser Asn Ala Gly Val SerVal Ser 420 425 430 Phe Asn Lys Glu Ala Asp Gln Thr Gly Ser Val Val PheSer Gly Ala 435 440 445 Thr Val Asn Ser Ala Asp Phe His Gln Arg Asn LeuGln Thr Lys Thr 450 455 460 Pro Ala Pro Leu Thr Leu Ser Asn Gly Phe LeuCys Ile Glu Asp His 465 470 475 480 Ala Gln Leu Thr Val Asn Arg Phe ThrGln Thr Gly Gly Val Val Ser 485 490 495 Leu Gly Asn Gly Ala Val Leu SerCys Tyr Lys Asn Gly Thr Gly Asp 500 505 510 Ser Ala Ser Asn Ala Ser IleThr Leu Lys His Ile Gly Leu Asn Leu 515 520 525 Ser Ser Ile Leu Lys SerGly Ala Glu Ile Pro Leu Leu Trp Val Glu 530 535 540 Pro Thr Asn Asn SerAsn Asn Tyr Thr Ala Asp Thr Ala Ala Thr Phe 545 550 555 560 Ser Leu SerAsp Val Lys Leu Ser Leu Ile Asp Asp Tyr Gly Asn Ser 565 570 575 Pro TyrGlu Ser Thr Asp Leu Thr His Ala Leu Ser Ser Gln Pro Met 580 585 590 LeuSer Ile Ser Glu Ala Ser Asp Asn Gln Leu Gln Ser Glu Asn Ile 595 600 605Asp Phe Ser Gly Leu Asn Val Pro His Tyr Gly Trp Gln Gly Leu Trp 610 615620 Thr Trp Gly Trp Ala Lys Thr Gln Asp Pro Glu Pro Ala Ser Ser Ala 625630 635 640 Thr Ile Thr Asp Pro Gln Lys Ala Asn Arg Phe His Arg Thr LeuLeu 645 650 655 Leu Thr Trp Leu Pro Ala Gly Tyr Val Pro Ser Pro Lys HisArg Ser 660 665 670 Pro Leu Ile Ala Asn Thr Leu Trp Gly Asn Met Leu LeuAla Thr Glu 675 680 685 Ser Leu Lys Asn Ser Ala Glu Leu Thr Pro Ser GlyHis Pro Phe Trp 690 695 700 Gly Ile Thr Gly Gly Gly Leu Gly Met Met ValTyr Gln Asp Pro Arg 705 710 715 720 Glu Asn His Pro Gly Phe His Met ArgSer Ser Gly Tyr Ser Ala Gly 725 730 735 Met Ile Ala Gly Gln Thr His ThrPhe Ser Leu Lys Phe Ser Gln Thr 740 745 750 Tyr Thr Lys Leu Asn Glu ArgTyr Ala Lys Asn Asn Val Ser Ser Lys 755 760 765 Asn Tyr Ser Cys Gln GlyGlu Met Leu Phe Ser Leu Gln Glu Gly Phe 770 775 780 Leu Leu Thr Lys LeuVal Gly Leu Tyr Ser Tyr Gly Asp His Asn Cys 785 790 795 800 His His PheTyr Thr Gln Gly Glu Asn Leu Thr Ser Gln Gly Thr Phe 805 810 815 Arg SerGln Thr Met Gly Gly Ala Val Phe Phe Asp Leu Pro Met Lys 820 825 830 ProPhe Gly Ser Thr His Ile Leu Thr Ala Pro Phe Leu Gly Ala Leu 835 840 845Gly Ile Tyr Ser Ser Leu Ser His Phe Thr Glu Val Gly Ala Tyr Pro 850 855860 Arg Ser Phe Ser Thr Lys Thr Pro Leu Ile Asn Val Leu Val Pro Ile 865870 875 880 Gly Val Lys Gly Ser Phe Met Asn Ala Thr His Arg Pro Gln AlaTrp 885 890 895 Thr Val Glu Leu Ala Tyr Gln Pro Val Leu Tyr Arg Gln GluPro Gly 900 905 910 Ile Ala Thr Gln Leu Leu Ala Ser Lys Gly Ile Trp PheGly Ser Gly 915 920 925 Ser Pro Ser Ser Arg His Ala Met Ser Tyr Lys IleSer Gln Gln Thr 930 935 940 Gln Pro Leu Ser Trp Leu Thr Leu His Phe GlnTyr His Gly Phe Tyr 945 950 955 960 Ser Ser Ser Thr Phe Cys Asn Tyr LeuAsn Gly Glu Ile Ala Leu Arg 965 970 975 Phe 192 848 PRT Chlamydia 192Met Ala Ser His His His His His His Gly Ala Ile Ser Cys Leu Arg 1 5 1015 Gly Asp Val Val Ile Ser Gly Asn Lys Gly Arg Val Glu Phe Lys Asp 20 2530 Asn Ile Ala Thr Arg Leu Tyr Val Glu Glu Thr Val Glu Lys Val Glu 35 4045 Glu Val Glu Pro Ala Pro Glu Gln Lys Asp Asn Asn Glu Leu Ser Phe 50 5560 Leu Gly Ser Val Glu Gln Ser Phe Ile Thr Ala Ala Asn Gln Ala Leu 65 7075 80 Phe Ala Ser Glu Asp Gly Asp Leu Ser Pro Glu Ser Ser Ile Ser Ser 8590 95 Glu Glu Leu Ala Lys Arg Arg Glu Cys Ala Gly Gly Ala Ile Phe Ala100 105 110 Lys Arg Val Arg Ile Val Asp Asn Gln Glu Ala Val Val Phe SerAsn 115 120 125 Asn Phe Ser Asp Ile Tyr Gly Gly Ala Ile Phe Thr Gly SerLeu Arg 130 135 140 Glu Glu Asp Lys Leu Asp Gly Gln Ile Pro Glu Val LeuIle Ser Gly 145 150 155 160 Asn Ala Gly Asp Val Val Phe Ser Gly Asn SerSer Lys Arg Asp Glu 165 170 175 His Leu Pro His Thr Gly Gly Gly Ala IleCys Thr Gln Asn Leu Thr 180 185 190 Ile Ser Gln Asn Thr Gly Asn Val LeuPhe Tyr Asn Asn Val Ala Cys 195 200 205 Ser Gly Gly Ala Val Arg Ile GluAsp His Gly Asn Val Leu Leu Glu 210 215 220 Ala Phe Gly Gly Asp Ile ValPhe Lys Gly Asn Ser Ser Phe Arg Ala 225 230 235 240 Gln Gly Ser Asp AlaIle Tyr Phe Ala Gly Lys Glu Ser His Ile Thr 245 250 255 Ala Leu Asn AlaThr Glu Gly His Ala Ile Val Phe His Asp Ala Leu 260 265 270 Val Phe GluAsn Leu Lys Glu Arg Lys Ser Ala Glu Val Leu Leu Ile 275 280 285 Asn SerArg Glu Asn Pro Gly Tyr Thr Gly Ser Ile Arg Phe Leu Glu 290 295 300 AlaGlu Ser Lys Val Pro Gln Cys Ile His Val Gln Gln Gly Ser Leu 305 310 315320 Glu Leu Leu Asn Gly Ala Thr Leu Cys Ser Tyr Gly Phe Lys Gln Asp 325330 335 Ala Gly Ala Lys Leu Val Leu Ala Ala Gly Ser Lys Leu Lys Ile Leu340 345 350 Asp Ser Gly Thr Pro Val Gln Gly His Ala Ile Ser Lys Pro GluAla 355 360 365 Glu Ile Glu Ser Ser Ser Glu Pro Glu Gly Ala His Ser LeuTrp Ile 370 375 380 Ala Lys Asn Ala Gln Thr Thr Val Pro Met Val Asp IleHis Thr Ile 385 390 395 400 Ser Val Asp Leu Ala Ser Phe Ser Ser Ser GlnGln Glu Gly Thr Val 405 410 415 Glu Ala Pro Gln Val Ile Val Pro Gly GlySer Tyr Val Arg Ser Gly 420 425 430 Glu Leu Asn Leu Glu Leu Val Asn ThrThr Gly Thr Gly Tyr Glu Asn 435 440 445 His Ala Leu Leu Lys Asn Glu AlaLys Val Pro Leu Met Ser Phe Val 450 455 460 Ala Ser Ser Asp Glu Ala SerAla Glu Ile Ser Asn Leu Ser Val Ser 465 470 475 480 Asp Leu Gln Ile HisVal Ala Thr Pro Glu Ile Glu Glu Asp Thr Tyr 485 490 495 Gly His Met GlyAsp Trp Ser Glu Ala Lys Ile Gln Asp Gly Thr Leu 500 505 510 Val Ile AsnTrp Asn Pro Thr Gly Tyr Arg Leu Asp Pro Gln Lys Ala 515 520 525 Gly AlaLeu Val Phe Asn Ala Leu Trp Glu Glu Gly Ala Val Leu Ser 530 535 540 AlaLeu Lys Asn Ala Arg Phe Ala His Asn Leu Thr Ala Gln Arg Met 545 550 555560 Glu Phe Asp Tyr Ser Thr Asn Val Trp Gly Phe Ala Phe Gly Gly Phe 565570 575 Arg Thr Leu Ser Ala Glu Asn Leu Val Ala Ile Asp Gly Tyr Lys Gly580 585 590 Ala Tyr Gly Gly Ala Ser Ala Gly Val Asp Ile Gln Leu Met GluAsp 595 600 605 Phe Val Leu Gly Val Ser Gly Ala Ala Phe Leu Gly Lys MetAsp Ser 610 615 620 Gln Lys Phe Asp Ala Glu Val Ser Arg Lys Gly Val ValGly Ser Val 625 630 635 640 Tyr Thr Gly Phe Leu Ala Gly Ser Trp Phe PheLys Gly Gln Tyr Ser 645 650 655 Leu Gly Glu Thr Gln Asn Asp Met Lys ThrArg Tyr Gly Val Leu Gly 660 665 670 Glu Ser Ser Ala Ser Trp Thr Ser ArgGly Val Leu Ala Asp Ala Leu 675 680 685 Val Glu Tyr Arg Ser Leu Val GlyPro Val Arg Pro Thr Phe Tyr Ala 690 695 700 Leu His Phe Asn Pro Tyr ValGlu Val Ser Tyr Ala Ser Met Lys Phe 705 710 715 720 Pro Gly Phe Thr GluGln Gly Arg Glu Ala Arg Ser Phe Glu Asp Ala 725 730 735 Ser Leu Thr AsnIle Thr Ile Pro Leu Gly Met Lys Phe Glu Leu Ala 740 745 750 Phe Ile LysGly Gln Phe Ser Glu Val Asn Ser Leu Gly Ile Ser Tyr 755 760 765 Ala TrpGlu Ala Tyr Arg Lys Val Glu Gly Gly Ala Val Gln Leu Leu 770 775 780 GluAla Gly Phe Asp Trp Glu Gly Ala Pro Met Asp Leu Pro Arg Gln 785 790 795800 Glu Leu Arg Val Ala Leu Glu Asn Asn Thr Glu Trp Ser Ser Tyr Phe 805810 815 Ser Thr Val Leu Gly Leu Thr Ala Phe Cys Gly Gly Phe Thr Ser Thr820 825 830 Asp Ser Lys Leu Gly Tyr Glu Ala Asn Thr Gly Leu Arg Leu IlePhe 835 840 845 193 778 PRT Chlamydia 193 Met His His His His His HisGly Leu Ala Ser Cys Val Asp Leu His 1 5 10 15 Ala Gly Gly Gln Ser ValAsn Glu Leu Val Tyr Val Gly Pro Gln Ala 20 25 30 Val Leu Leu Leu Asp GlnIle Arg Asp Leu Phe Val Gly Ser Lys Asp 35 40 45 Ser Gln Ala Glu Gly GlnTyr Arg Leu Ile Val Gly Asp Pro Ser Ser 50 55 60 Phe Gln Glu Lys Asp AlaAsp Thr Leu Pro Gly Lys Val Glu Gln Ser 65 70 75 80 Thr Leu Phe Ser ValThr Asn Pro Val Val Phe Gln Gly Val Asp Gln 85 90 95 Gln Asp Gln Val SerSer Gln Gly Leu Ile Cys Ser Phe Thr Ser Ser 100 105 110 Asn Leu Asp SerPro Arg Asp Gly Glu Ser Phe Leu Gly Ile Ala Phe 115 120 125 Val Gly AspSer Ser Lys Ala Gly Ile Thr Leu Thr Asp Val Lys Ala 130 135 140 Ser LeuSer Gly Ala Ala Leu Tyr Ser Thr Glu Asp Leu Ile Phe Glu 145 150 155 160Lys Ile Lys Gly Gly Leu Glu Phe Ala Ser Cys Ser Ser Leu Glu Gln 165 170175 Gly Gly Ala Cys Ala Ala Gln Ser Ile Leu Ile His Asp Cys Gln Gly 180185 190 Leu Gln Val Lys His Cys Thr Thr Ala Val Asn Ala Glu Gly Ser Ser195 200 205 Ala Asn Asp His Leu Gly Phe Gly Gly Gly Ala Phe Phe Val ThrGly 210 215 220 Ser Leu Ser Gly Glu Lys Ser Leu Tyr Met Pro Ala Gly AspMet Val 225 230 235 240 Val Ala Asn Cys Asp Gly Ala Ile Ser Phe Glu GlyAsn Ser Ala Asn 245 250 255 Phe Ala Asn Gly Gly Ala Ile Ala Ala Ser GlyLys Val Leu Phe Val 260 265 270 Ala Asn Asp Lys Lys Thr Ser Phe Ile GluAsn Arg Ala Leu Ser Gly 275 280 285 Gly Ala Ile Ala Ala Ser Ser Asp IleAla Phe Gln Asn Cys Ala Glu 290 295 300 Leu Val Phe Lys Gly Asn Cys AlaIle Gly Thr Glu Asp Lys Gly Ser 305 310 315 320 Leu Gly Gly Gly Ala IleSer Ser Leu Gly Thr Val Leu Leu Gln Gly 325 330 335 Asn His Gly Ile ThrCys Asp Lys Asn Glu Ser Ala Ser Gln Gly Gly 340 345 350 Ala Ile Phe GlyLys Asn Cys Gln Ile Ser Asp Asn Glu Gly Pro Val 355 360 365 Val Phe ArgAsp Ser Thr Ala Cys Leu Gly Gly Gly Ala Ile Ala Ala 370 375 380 Gln GluIle Val Ser Ile Gln Asn Asn Gln Ala Gly Ile Ser Phe Glu 385 390 395 400Gly Gly Lys Ala Ser Phe Gly Gly Gly Ile Ala Cys Gly Ser Phe Ser 405 410415 Ser Ala Gly Gly Ala Ser Val Leu Gly Thr Ile Asp Ile Ser Lys Asn 420425 430 Leu Gly Ala Ile Ser Phe Ser Arg Thr Leu Cys Thr Thr Ser Asp Leu435 440 445 Gly Gln Met Glu Tyr Gln Gly Gly Gly Ala Leu Phe Gly Glu AsnIle 450 455 460 Ser Leu Ser Glu Asn Ala Gly Val Leu Thr Phe Lys Asp AsnIle Val 465 470 475 480 Lys Thr Phe Ala Ser Asn Gly Lys Ile Leu Gly GlyGly Ala Ile Leu 485 490 495 Ala Thr Gly Lys Val Glu Ile Thr Asn Asn SerGly Gly Ile Ser Phe 500 505 510 Thr Gly Asn Ala Arg Ala Pro Gln Ala LeuPro Thr Gln Glu Glu Phe 515 520 525 Pro Leu Phe Ser Lys Lys Glu Gly ArgPro Leu Ser Ser Gly Tyr Ser 530 535 540 Gly Gly Gly Ala Ile Leu Gly ArgGlu Val Ala Ile Leu His Asn Ala 545 550 555 560 Ala Val Val Phe Glu GlnAsn Arg Leu Gln Cys Ser Glu Glu Glu Ala 565 570 575 Thr Leu Leu Gly CysCys Gly Gly Gly Ala Val His Gly Met Asp Ser 580 585 590 Thr Ser Ile ValGly Asn Ser Ser Val Arg Phe Gly Asn Asn Tyr Ala 595 600 605 Met Gly GlnGly Val Ser Gly Gly Ala Leu Leu Ser Lys Thr Val Gln 610 615 620 Leu AlaGly Asn Gly Ser Val Asp Phe Ser Arg Asn Ile Ala Ser Leu 625 630 635 640Gly Gly Gly Ala Leu Gln Ala Ser Glu Gly Asn Cys Glu Leu Val Asp 645 650655 Asn Gly Tyr Val Leu Phe Arg Asp Asn Arg Gly Arg Val Tyr Gly Gly 660665 670 Ala Ile Ser Cys Leu Arg Gly Asp Val Val Ile Ser Gly Asn Lys Gly675 680 685 Arg Val Glu Phe Lys Asp Asn Ile Ala Thr Arg Leu Tyr Val GluGlu 690 695 700 Thr Val Glu Lys Val Glu Glu Val Glu Pro Ala Pro Glu GlnLys Asp 705 710 715 720 Asn Asn Glu Leu Ser Phe Leu Gly Ser Val Glu GlnSer Phe Ile Thr 725 730 735 Ala Ala Asn Gln Ala Leu Phe Ala Ser Glu AspGly Asp Leu Ser Pro 740 745 750 Glu Ser Ser Ile Ser Ser Glu Glu Leu AlaLys Arg Arg Glu Cys Ala 755 760 765 Gly Gly Ala Asp Ser Ser Arg Ser GlyCys 770 775 194 948 PRT Chlamydia 194 Met Ala Ser Met His His His HisHis His Val Lys Ile Glu Asn Phe 1 5 10 15 Ser Gly Gln Gly Ile Phe SerGly Asn Lys Ala Ile Asp Asn Thr Thr 20 25 30 Glu Gly Ser Ser Ser Lys SerAsn Val Leu Gly Gly Ala Val Tyr Ala 35 40 45 Lys Thr Leu Phe Asn Leu AspSer Gly Ser Ser Arg Arg Thr Val Thr 50 55 60 Phe Ser Gly Asn Thr Val SerSer Gln Ser Thr Thr Gly Gln Val Ala 65 70 75 80 Gly Gly Ala Ile Tyr SerPro Thr Val Thr Ile Ala Thr Pro Val Val 85 90 95 Phe Ser Lys Asn Ser AlaThr Asn Asn Ala Asn Asn Ala Thr Asp Thr 100 105 110 Gln Arg Lys Asp ThrPhe Gly Gly Ala Ile Gly Ala Thr Ser Ala Val 115 120 125 Ser Leu Ser GlyGly Ala His Phe Leu Glu Asn Val Ala Asp Leu Gly 130 135 140 Ser Ala IleGly Leu Val Pro Asp Thr Gln Asn Thr Glu Thr Val Lys 145 150 155 160 LeuGlu Ser Gly Ser Tyr Tyr Phe Glu Lys Asn Lys Ala Leu Lys Arg 165 170 175Ala Thr Ile Tyr Ala Pro Val Val Ser Ile Lys Ala Tyr Thr Ala Thr 180 185190 Phe Asn Gln Asn Arg Ser Leu Glu Glu Gly Ser Ala Ile Tyr Phe Thr 195200 205 Lys Glu Ala Ser Ile Glu Ser Leu Gly Ser Val Leu Phe Thr Gly Asn210 215 220 Leu Val Thr Pro Thr Leu Ser Thr Thr Thr Glu Gly Thr Pro AlaThr 225 230 235 240 Thr Ser Gly Asp Val Thr Lys Tyr Gly Ala Ala Ile PheGly Gln Ile 245 250 255 Ala Ser Ser Asn Gly Ser Gln Thr Asp Asn Leu ProLeu Lys Leu Ile 260 265 270 Ala Ser Gly Gly Asn Ile Cys Phe Arg Asn AsnGlu Tyr Arg Pro Thr 275 280 285 Ser Ser Asp Thr Gly Thr Ser Thr Phe CysSer Ile Ala Gly Asp Val 290 295 300 Lys Leu Thr Met Gln Ala Ala Lys GlyLys Thr Ile Ser Phe Phe Asp 305 310 315 320 Ala Ile Arg Thr Ser Thr LysLys Thr Gly Thr Gln Ala Thr Ala Tyr 325 330 335 Asp Thr Leu Asp Ile AsnLys Ser Glu Asp Ser Glu Thr Val Asn Ser 340 345 350 Ala Phe Thr Gly ThrIle Leu Phe Ser Ser Glu Leu His Glu Asn Lys 355 360 365 Ser Tyr Ile ProGln Asn Val Val Leu His Ser Gly Ser Leu Val Leu 370 375 380 Lys Pro AsnThr Glu Leu His Val Ile Ser Phe Glu Gln Lys Glu Gly 385 390 395 400 SerSer Leu Val Met Thr Pro Gly Ser Val Leu Ser Asn Gln Thr Val 405 410 415Ala Asp Gly Ala Leu Val Ile Asn Asn Met Thr Ile Asp Leu Ser Ser 420 425430 Val Glu Lys Asn Gly Ile Ala Glu Gly Asn Ile Phe Thr Pro Pro Glu 435440 445 Leu Arg Ile Ile Asp Thr Thr Thr Ser Gly Ser Gly Gly Thr Pro Ser450 455 460 Thr Asp Ser Glu Ser Asn Gln Asn Ser Asp Asp Thr Lys Glu GlnAsn 465 470 475 480 Asn Asn Asp Ala Ser Asn Gln Gly Glu Ser Ala Asn GlySer Ser Ser 485 490 495 Pro Ala Val Ala Ala Ala His Thr Ser Arg Thr ArgAsn Phe Ala Ala 500 505 510 Ala Ala Thr Ala Thr Pro Thr Thr Thr Pro ThrAla Thr Thr Thr Thr 515 520 525 Ser 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Pro Phe His Phe Val Ile Asn LysLys Thr Glu Lys 740 745 750 Ser Leu Pro Leu Leu Leu Gln Gly Val Ile SerTyr Gly Tyr Ile Lys 755 760 765 His Asp Thr Val Thr His Tyr Pro Thr IleArg Glu Arg Asn Gln Gly 770 775 780 Glu Trp Glu Asp Leu Gly Trp Leu ThrAla Leu Arg Val Ser Ser Val 785 790 795 800 Leu Arg Thr Pro Ala Gln GlyAsp Thr Lys Arg Ile Thr Val Tyr Gly 805 810 815 Glu Leu Glu Tyr Ser SerIle Arg Gln Lys Gln Phe Thr Glu Thr Glu 820 825 830 Tyr Asp Pro Arg TyrPhe Asp Asn Cys Thr Tyr Arg Asn Leu Ala Ile 835 840 845 Pro Met Gly LeuAla Phe Glu Gly Glu Leu Ser Gly Asn Asp Ile Leu 850 855 860 Met Tyr AsnArg Phe Ser Val Ala Tyr Met Pro Ser Ile Tyr Arg Asn 865 870 875 880 SerPro Thr Cys Lys Tyr Gln Val Leu Ser Ser Gly Glu Gly Gly Glu 885 890 895Ile Ile Cys Gly Val Pro Thr Arg Asn Ser Ala Arg Gly Glu Tyr Ser 900 905910 Thr Gln Leu Tyr Pro Gly Pro Leu Trp Thr Leu Tyr Gly Ser Tyr Thr 915920 925 Ile Glu Ala Asp Ala His Thr Leu Ala His Met Met Asn Cys Gly Ala930 935 940 Arg Met Thr Phe 945 195 821 PRT Chlamydia 195 Met His HisHis His His His Glu Ala Ser Ser Ile Gln Asp Gln Ile 1 5 10 15 Lys AsnThr Asp Cys Asn Val Ser Lys Val Gly Tyr Ser Thr Ser Gln 20 25 30 Ala PheThr Asp Met Met Leu Ala Asp Asn Thr Glu Tyr Arg Ala Ala 35 40 45 Asp SerVal Ser Phe Tyr Asp Phe Ser Thr Ser Ser Gly Leu Pro Arg 50 55 60 Lys HisLeu Ser Ser Ser Ser Glu Ala Ser Pro Thr Thr Glu Gly Val 65 70 75 80 SerSer Ser Ser Ser Gly Glu Asn Thr Glu Asn Ser Gln Asp Ser Ala 85 90 95 ProSer Ser Gly Glu Thr Asp Lys Lys Thr Glu Glu Glu Leu Asp Asn 100 105 110Gly Gly Ile Ile Tyr Ala Arg Glu Lys Leu Thr Ile Ser Glu Ser Gln 115 120125 Asp Ser Leu Ser Asn Pro Ser Ile Glu Leu His Asp Asn Ser Phe Phe 130135 140 Phe Gly Glu Gly Glu Val Ile Phe Asp His Arg Val Ala Leu Lys Asn145 150 155 160 Gly Gly Ala Ile Tyr Gly Glu Lys Glu Val Val Phe Glu AsnIle Lys 165 170 175 Ser Leu Leu Val Glu Val Asn Ile Ser Val Glu Lys GlyGly Ser Val 180 185 190 Tyr Ala Lys Glu Arg Val Ser Leu Glu Asn Val ThrGlu Ala Thr Phe 195 200 205 Ser Ser Asn Gly Gly Glu Gln Gly Gly Gly GlyIle Tyr Ser Glu Gln 210 215 220 Asp Met Leu Ile Ser Asp Cys Asn Asn ValHis Phe Gln Gly Asn Ala 225 230 235 240 Ala Gly Ala Thr Ala Val Lys GlnCys Leu Asp Glu Glu Met Ile Val 245 250 255 Leu Leu Thr Glu Cys Val AspSer Leu Ser Glu Asp Thr Leu Asp Ser 260 265 270 Thr Pro Glu Thr Glu GlnThr Lys Ser Asn Gly Asn Gln Asp Gly Ser 275 280 285 Ser Glu Thr Lys AspThr Gln Val Ser Glu Ser Pro Glu Ser Thr Pro 290 295 300 Ser Pro Asp AspVal Leu Gly Lys Gly Gly Gly Ile Tyr Thr Glu Lys 305 310 315 320 Ser LeuThr Ile Thr Gly Ile Thr Gly Thr Ile Asp Phe Val Ser Asn 325 330 335 IleAla Thr Asp Ser Gly Ala Gly Val Phe Thr Lys Glu Asn Leu Ser 340 345 350Cys Thr Asn Thr Asn Ser Leu Gln Phe Leu Lys Asn Ser Ala Gly Gln 355 360365 His Gly Gly Gly Ala Tyr Val Thr Gln Thr Met Ser Val Thr Asn Thr 370375 380 Thr Ser Glu Ser Ile Thr Thr Pro Pro Leu Val Gly Glu Val Ile Phe385 390 395 400 Ser Glu Asn Thr Ala Lys Gly His Gly Gly Gly Ile Cys ThrAsn Lys 405 410 415 Leu Ser Leu Ser Asn Leu Lys Thr Val Thr Leu Thr LysAsn Ser Ala 420 425 430 Lys Glu Ser Gly Gly Ala Ile Phe Thr Asp Leu AlaSer Ile Pro Thr 435 440 445 Thr Asp Thr Pro Glu Ser Ser Thr Pro Ser SerSer Ser Pro Ala Ser 450 455 460 Thr Pro Glu Val Val Ala Ser Ala Lys IleAsn Arg Phe Phe Ala Ser 465 470 475 480 Thr Ala Glu Pro Ala Ala Pro SerLeu Thr Glu Ala Glu Ser Asp Gln 485 490 495 Thr Asp Gln Thr Glu Thr SerAsp Thr Asn Ser Asp Ile Asp Val Ser 500 505 510 Ile Glu Asn Ile Leu AsnVal Ala Ile Asn Gln Asn Thr Ser Ala Lys 515 520 525 Lys Gly Gly Ala IleTyr Gly Lys Lys Ala Lys Leu Ser Arg Ile Asn 530 535 540 Asn Leu Glu LeuSer Gly Asn Ser Ser Gln Asp Val Gly Gly Gly Leu 545 550 555 560 Cys LeuThr Glu Ser Val Glu Phe Asp Ala Ile Gly Ser Leu Leu Ser 565 570 575 HisTyr Asn Ser Ala Ala Lys Glu Gly Gly Val Ile His Ser Lys Thr 580 585 590Val Thr Leu Ser Asn Leu Lys Ser Thr Phe Thr Phe Ala Asp Asn Thr 595 600605 Val Lys Ala Ile Val Glu Ser Thr Pro Glu Ala Pro Glu Glu Ile Pro 610615 620 Pro Val Glu Gly Glu Glu Ser Thr Ala Thr Glu Asn Pro Asn Ser Asn625 630 635 640 Thr Glu Gly Ser Ser Ala Asn Thr Asn Leu Glu Gly Ser GlnGly Asp 645 650 655 Thr Ala Asp Thr Gly Thr Gly Val Val Asn Asn Glu SerGln Asp Thr 660 665 670 Ser Asp Thr Gly Asn Ala Glu Ser Gly Glu Gln LeuGln Asp Ser Thr 675 680 685 Gln Ser Asn Glu Glu Asn Thr Leu Pro Asn SerSer Ile Asp Gln Ser 690 695 700 Asn Glu Asn Thr Asp Glu Ser Ser Asp SerHis Thr Glu Glu Ile Thr 705 710 715 720 Asp Glu Ser Val Ser Ser Ser SerLys Ser Gly Ser Ser Thr Pro Gln 725 730 735 Asp Gly Gly Ala Ala Ser SerGly Ala Pro Ser Gly Asp Gln Ser Ile 740 745 750 Ser Ala Asn Ala Cys LeuAla Lys Ser Tyr Ala Ala Ser Thr Asp Ser 755 760 765 Ser Pro Val Ser AsnSer Ser Gly Ser Asp Val Thr Ala Ser Ser Asp 770 775 780 Asn Pro Asp SerSer Ser Ser Gly Asp Ser Ala Gly Asp Ser Glu Gly 785 790 795 800 Pro ThrGlu Pro Glu Ala Gly Ser Thr Thr Glu Thr Pro Thr Leu Ile 805 810 815 GlyGly Gly Ala Ile 820 196 525 PRT Chlamydia 196 Met His His His His HisHis Thr Ala Ala Ser Asp Asn Phe Gln Leu 1 5 10 15 Ser Gln Gly Gly GlnGly Phe Ala Ile Pro Ile Gly Gln Ala Met Ala 20 25 30 Ile Ala Gly Gln IleLys Leu Pro Thr Val His Ile Gly Pro Thr Ala 35 40 45 Phe Leu Gly Leu GlyVal Val Asp Asn Asn Gly Asn Gly Ala Arg Val 50 55 60 Gln Arg Val Val GlySer Ala Pro Ala Ala Ser Leu Gly Ile Ser Thr 65 70 75 80 Gly Asp Val IleThr Ala Val Asp Gly Ala Pro Ile Asn Ser Ala Thr 85 90 95 Ala Met Ala AspAla Leu Asn Gly His His Pro Gly Asp Val Ile Ser 100 105 110 Val Thr TrpGln Thr Lys Ser Gly Gly Thr Arg Thr Gly Asn Val Thr 115 120 125 Leu AlaGlu Gly Pro Pro Ala Glu Phe Pro Leu Val Pro Arg Gly Ser 130 135 140 ProLeu Pro Val Gly Asn Pro Ala Glu Pro Ser Leu Leu Ile Asp Gly 145 150 155160 Thr Met Trp Glu Gly Ala Ser Gly Asp Pro Cys Asp Pro Cys Ala Thr 165170 175 Trp Cys Asp Ala Ile Ser Ile Arg Ala Gly Tyr Tyr Gly Asp Tyr Val180 185 190 Phe Asp Arg Val Leu Lys Val Asp Val Asn Lys Thr Phe Ser GlyMet 195 200 205 Ala Ala Thr Pro Thr Gln Ala Ile Gly Asn Ala Ser Asn ThrAsn Gln 210 215 220 Pro Glu Ala Asn Gly Arg Pro Asn Ile Ala Tyr Gly ArgHis Met Gln 225 230 235 240 Asp Ala Glu Trp Phe Ser Asn Ala Ala Phe LeuAla Leu Asn Ile Trp 245 250 255 Asp Arg Phe Asp Ile Phe Cys Thr Leu GlyAla Ser Asn Gly Tyr Phe 260 265 270 Lys Ala Ser Ser Ala Ala Phe Asn LeuVal Gly Leu Ile Gly Phe Ser 275 280 285 Ala Ala Ser Ser Ile Ser Thr AspLeu Pro Met Gln Leu Pro Asn Val 290 295 300 Gly Ile Thr Gln Gly Val ValGlu Phe Tyr Thr Asp Thr Ser Phe Ser 305 310 315 320 Trp Ser Val Gly AlaArg Gly Ala Leu Trp Glu Cys Gly Cys Ala Thr 325 330 335 Leu Gly Ala GluPhe Gln Tyr Ala Gln Ser Asn Pro Lys Ile Glu Met 340 345 350 Leu Asn ValThr Ser Ser Pro Ala Gln Phe Val Ile His Lys Pro Arg 355 360 365 Gly TyrLys Gly Ala Ser Ser Asn Phe Pro Leu Pro Ile Thr Ala Gly 370 375 380 ThrThr Glu Ala Thr Asp Thr Lys Ser Ala Thr Ile Lys Tyr His Glu 385 390 395400 Trp Gln Val Gly Leu Ala Leu Ser Tyr Arg Leu Asn Met Leu Val Pro 405410 415 Tyr Ile Gly Val Asn Trp Ser Arg Ala Thr Phe Asp Ala Asp Thr Ile420 425 430 Arg Ile Ala Gln Pro Lys Leu Lys Ser Glu Ile Leu Asn Ile ThrThr 435 440 445 Trp Asn Pro Ser Leu Ile Gly Ser Thr Thr Ala Leu Pro AsnAsn Ser 450 455 460 Gly Lys Asp Val Leu Ser Asp Val Leu Gln Ile Ala SerIle Gln Ile 465 470 475 480 Asn Lys Met Lys Ser Arg Lys Ala Cys Gly ValAla Val Gly Ala Thr 485 490 495 Leu Ile Asp Ala Asp Lys Trp Ser Ile ThrGly Glu Ala Arg Leu Ile 500 505 510 Asn Glu Arg Ala Ala His Met Asn AlaGln Phe Arg Phe 515 520 525 197 43 DNA Chlamydia 197 gataggcgcgccgcaatcat gaaatttatg tcagctactg ctg 43 198 34 DNA Chlamydia 198cagaacgcgt ttagaatgtc atacgagcac cgca 34 199 6 DNA Chlamydia 199 gcaatc6 200 34 DNA Chlamydia 200 tgcaatcatg agttcgcaga aagatataaa aagc 34 20138 DNA Chlamydia 201 cagagctagc ttaaaagatc aatcgcaatc cagtattc 38 202 5DNA Chlamydia 202 caatc 5 203 31 DNA Chlamydia 203 tgcaatcatg aaaaaagcgtttttcttttt c 31 204 31 DNA Chlamydia 204 cagaacgcgt ctagaatcgcagagcaattt c 31 205 30 DNA Chlamydia 205 gtgcaatcat gattcctcaaggaatttacg 30 206 31 DNA Chlamydia 206 cagaacgcgt ttagaaccgg actttacttcc 31 207 50 DNA Chlamydia 207 cagacatatg catcaccatc accatcacgaggcgagctcg atccaagatc 50 208 40 DNA Chlamydia 208 cagaggtacc tcagatagcactctctccta ttaaagtagg 40 209 55 DNA Chlamydia 209 cagagctagc atgcatcaccatcaccatca cgttaagatt gagaacttct ctggc 55 210 35 DNA Chlamydia 210cagaggtacc ttagaatgtc atacgagcac cgcag 35 211 36 DNA Chlamydia 211cagacatatg catcaccatc accatcacgg gttagc 36 212 35 DNA Chlamydia 212cagaggtacc tcagctcctc cagcacactc tcttc 35 213 51 DNA Chlamydia 213cagagctagc catcaccatc accatcacgg tgctatttct tgcttacgtg g 51 214 38 DNAChlamydia 214 cagaggtact taaaagatca atcgcaatcc agtattcg 38 215 48 DNAChlamydia 215 cagaggatcc acatcaccat caccatcacg gactagctag agaggttc 48216 31 DNA Chlamydia 216 cagagaattc ctagaatcgc agagcaattt c 31 217 7 DNAChlamydia 217 tgcaatc 7 218 22 PRT Chlamydia 218 Met Ala Ser Met Thr GlyGly Gln Gln Met Gly Arg Asp Ser Ser Leu 1 5 10 15 Val Pro Ser Ser AspPro 20 219 51 DNA Chlamydia 219 cagaggtacc gcatcaccat caccatcacatgattcctca aggaatttac g 51 220 33 DNA Chlamydia 220 cagagcggccgcttagaacc ggactttact tcc 33 221 24 PRT Chlamydia 221 Met Ala Ser MetThr Gly Gly Gln Gln Asn Gly Arg Asp Ser Ser Leu 1 5 10 15 Val Pro HisHis His His His His 20 222 46 DNA Chlamydia 222 cagagctagc catcaccatcaccatcacct ctttggccag gatccc 6 223 30 DNA Chlamydia 223 cagaactagtctagaacctg taagtggtcc 30 224 20 PRT Artificial Sequence Made in a lab224 Met Ser Gln Lys Asn Lys Asn Ser Ala Phe Met His Pro Val Asn Ile 1 510 15 Ser Thr Asp Leu 20 225 20 PRT Artificial Sequence Made in a lab225 Lys Asn Ser Ala Phe Met His Pro Val Asn Ile Ser Thr Asp Leu Ala 1 510 15 Val Ile Val Gly 20 226 20 PRT Artificial Sequence Made in a lab226 His Pro Val Asn Ile Ser Thr Asp Leu Ala Val Ile Val Gly Lys Gly 1 510 15 Pro Met Pro Arg 20 227 20 PRT Artificial Sequence Made in a lab227 Ser Thr Asp Leu Ala Val Ile Val Gly Lys Gly Pro Met Pro Arg Thr 1 510 15 Glu Ile Val Lys 20 228 20 PRT Artificial Sequence Made in a lab228 Val Ile Val Gly Lys Gly Pro Met Pro Arg Thr Glu Ile Val Lys Lys 1 510 15 Val Trp Glu Tyr 20 229 20 PRT Artificial Sequence Made in a lab229 Gly Pro Met Pro Arg Thr Glu Ile Val Lys Lys Val Trp Glu Tyr Ile 1 510 15 Lys Lys His Asn 20 230 20 PRT Artificial Sequence Made in a lab230 Ile Lys Lys His Asn Cys Gln Asp Gln Lys Asn Lys Arg Asn Ile Leu 1 510 15 Pro Asp Ala Asn 20 231 20 PRT Artificial Sequence Made in a lab231 Asn Cys Gln Asp Gln Lys Asn Lys Arg Asn Ile Leu Pro Asp Ala Asn 1 510 15 Leu Ala Lys Val 20 232 20 PRT Artificial Sequence Made in a lab232 Lys Asn Lys Arg Asn Ile Leu Pro Asp Ala Asn Leu Ala Lys Val Phe 1 510 15 Gly Ser Ser Asp 20 233 20 PRT Artificial Sequence Made in a lab233 Ile Leu Pro Asp Ala Asn Leu Ala Lys Val Phe Gly Ser Ser Asp Pro 1 510 15 Ile Asp Met Phe 20 234 20 PRT Artificial Sequence Made in a lab234 Asn Leu Ala Lys Val Phe Gly Ser Ser Asp Pro Ile Asp Met Phe Gln 1 510 15 Met Thr Lys Ala 20 235 22 PRT Artificial Sequence Made in a lab235 Phe Gly Ser Ser Asp Pro Ile Asp Met Phe Gln Met Thr Lys Ala Leu 1 510 15 Ser Lys His Ile Val Lys 20 236 20 PRT Artificial Sequence Made ina lab 236 Val Glu Ile Thr Gln Ala Val Pro Lys Tyr Ala Thr Val Gly SerPro 1 5 10 15 Tyr Pro Val Glu 20 237 20 PRT Artificial Sequence Made ina lab 237 Ala Val Pro Lys Tyr Ala Thr Val Gly Ser Pro Tyr Pro Val GluIle 1 5 10 15 Thr Ala Thr Gly 20 238 20 PRT Artificial Sequence Made ina lab 238 Ala Thr Val Gly Ser Pro Tyr Pro Val Glu Ile Thr Ala Thr GlyLys 1 5 10 15 Arg Asp Cys Val 20 239 20 PRT Artificial Sequence Made ina lab 239 Pro Tyr Pro Val Glu Ile Thr Ala Thr Gly Lys Arg Asp Cys ValAsp 1 5 10 15 Val Ile Ile Thr 20 240 21 PRT Artificial Sequence Made ina lab 240 Ile Thr Ala Thr Gly Lys Arg Asp Cys Val Asp Val Ile Ile ThrGln 1 5 10 15 Gln Leu Pro Cys Glu 20 241 20 PRT Artificial Sequence Madein a lab 241 Lys Arg Asp Cys Val Asp Val Ile Ile Thr Gln Gln Leu Pro CysGlu 1 5 10 15 Ala Glu Phe Val 20 242 20 PRT Artificial Sequence Made ina lab 242 Asp Val Ile Ile Thr Gln Gln Leu Pro Cys Glu Ala Glu Phe ValArg 1 5 10 15 Ser Asp Pro Ala 20 243 20 PRT Artificial Sequence Made ina lab 243 Thr Gln Gln Leu Pro Cys Glu Ala Glu Phe Val Arg Ser Asp ProAla 1 5 10 15 Thr Thr Pro Thr 20 244 20 PRT Artificial Sequence Made ina lab 244 Cys Glu Ala Glu Phe Val Arg Ser Asp Pro Ala Thr Thr Pro ThrAla 1 5 10 15 Asp Gly Lys Leu 20 245 20 PRT Artificial Sequence Made ina lab 245 Val Arg Ser Asp Pro Ala Thr Thr Pro Thr Ala Asp Gly Lys LeuVal 1 5 10 15 Trp Lys Ile Asp 20 246 20 PRT Artificial Sequence Made ina lab 246 Ala Thr Thr Pro Thr Ala Asp Gly Lys Leu Val Trp Lys Ile AspArg 1 5 10 15 Leu Gly Gln Gly 20 247 20 PRT Artificial Sequence Made ina lab 247 Ala Asp Gly Lys Leu Val Trp Lys Ile Asp Arg Leu Gly Gln GlyGlu 1 5 10 15 Lys Ser Lys Ile 20 248 20 PRT Artificial Sequence Made ina lab 248 Val Trp Lys Ile Asp Arg Leu Gly Gln Gly Glu Lys Ser Lys IleThr 1 5 10 15 Val Trp Val Lys 20 249 20 PRT Artificial Sequence Made ina lab 249 Arg Leu Gly Gln Gly Glu Lys Ser Lys Ile Thr Val Trp Val LysPro 1 5 10 15 Leu Lys Glu Gly 20 250 20 PRT Artificial Sequence Made ina lab 250 Gly Glu Lys Ser Lys Ile Thr Val Trp Val Lys Pro Leu Lys GluGly 1 5 10 15 Cys Cys Phe Thr 20 251 16 PRT Artificial Sequence Made ina lab 251 Gly Glu Lys Ser Lys Ile Thr Val Trp Val Lys Pro Leu Lys GluGly 1 5 10 15 252 12 PRT Artificial Sequence Made in a lab 252 Lys IleThr Val Trp Val Lys Pro Leu Lys Glu Gly 1 5 10 253 16 PRT ArtificialSequence Made in a lab 253 Gly Asp Lys Cys Lys Ile Thr Val Trp Val LysPro Leu Lys Glu Gly 1 5 10 15 254 20 PRT Artificial Sequence Made in alab 254 Thr Glu Tyr Pro Leu Leu Ala Asp Pro Ser Phe Lys Ile Ser Glu Ala1 5 10 15 Phe Gly Val Leu 20 255 20 PRT Artificial Sequence Made in alab 255 Leu Ala Asp Pro Ser Phe Lys Ile Ser Glu Ala Phe Gly Val Leu Asn1 5 10 15 Pro Glu Gly Ser 20 256 20 PRT Artificial Sequence Made in alab 256 Phe Lys Ile Ser Glu Ala Phe Gly Val Leu Asn Pro Glu Gly Ser Leu1 5 10 15 Ala Leu Arg Ala 20 257 20 PRT Artificial Sequence Made in alab 257 Ala Phe Gly Val Leu Asn Pro Glu Gly Ser Leu Ala Leu Arg Ala Thr1 5 10 15 Phe Leu Ile Asp 20 258 20 PRT Artificial Sequence Made in alab 258 Asn Pro Glu Gly Ser Leu Ala Leu Arg Ala Thr Phe Leu Ile Asp Lys1 5 10 15 His Gly Val Ile 20 259 20 PRT Artificial Sequence Made in alab 259 Leu Ala Leu Arg Ala Thr Phe Leu Ile Asp Lys His Gly Val Ile Arg1 5 10 15 His Ala Val Ile 20 260 20 PRT Artificial Sequence Made in alab 260 Thr Phe Leu Ile Asp Lys His Gly Val Ile Arg His Ala Val Ile Asn1 5 10 15 Asp Leu Pro Leu 20 261 20 PRT Artificial Sequence Made in alab 261 Lys His Gly Val Ile Arg His Ala Val Ile Asn Asp Leu Pro Leu Gly1 5 10 15 Arg Ser Ile Asp 20 262 20 PRT Artificial Sequence Made in alab 262 Arg His Ala Val Ile Asn Asp Leu Pro Leu Gly Arg Ser Ile Asp Glu1 5 10 15 Glu Leu Arg Ile 20 263 897 DNA Chlamydia misc_feature(1)...(897) n = A,T,C or G 263 atggcttcta tatgcggacg tttagggtctggtacaggga atgctctaaa agcttttttt 60 acacagccca acaataaaat ggcaagggtagtaaataaga cgaagggagt ggataagact 120 attaaggttg ccaagtctgc tgccgaattgaccgcaaata ttttggaaca agctggaggc 180 gcgggctctt ccgcacacat tacagcttcccaagtgtcca aaggattagg ggatgcgaga 240 actgttgtcg ctttagggaa tgcctttaacggagcgttgc caggaacagt tcaaagtgcg 300 caaagcttct tctctcacat gaaagctgctagtcagaaaa cgcaagaagg ggatgagggg 360 ctcacagcag atctttgtgt gtctcataagcgcagagcgg ctgcggctgt ctgtagcatc 420 atcggaggaa ttacctacct cgcgacattcggagctatcc gtccgattct gtttgtcaac 480 aaaatgctgg caaaaccgtt tctttcttcccaaactaaag caaatatggg atcttctgtt 540 agctatatta tggcggctaa ccatgcagcgtctgtggtgg gtgctggact cgctatcagt 600 gcgnaaagag cagattgcga agcccgctgcgctcgtattg cgagagaaga gtcgttactc 660 gaagtgccgg gagaggaaaa tgcttgcgagaagaaagtcg ctggagagaa agccaagacg 720 ttcacgcgca tcaagtatgc actcctcactatgctcgaga agtttttgga atgcgttgcc 780 gacgttttca aattggtgcc gctgcctattacaatgggta ttcgtgcgat tgtggctgct 840 ggatgtacgt tcacttctgc aattattggattgtgcactt tctgcgccag agcataa 897 264 298 PRT Chlamydia VARIANT(1)...(298) Xaa = Any Amino Acid 264 Met Ala Ser Ile Cys Gly Arg Leu GlySer Gly Thr Gly Asn Ala Leu 1 5 10 15 Lys Ala Phe Phe Thr Gln Pro AsnAsn Lys Met Ala Arg Val Val Asn 20 25 30 Lys Thr Lys Gly Val Asp Lys ThrIle Lys Val Ala Lys Ser Ala Ala 35 40 45 Glu Leu Thr Ala Asn Ile Leu GluGln Ala Gly Gly Ala Gly Ser Ser 50 55 60 Ala His Ile Thr Ala Ser Gln ValSer Lys Gly Leu Gly Asp Ala Arg 65 70 75 80 Thr Val Val Ala Leu Gly AsnAla Phe Asn Gly Ala Leu Pro Gly Thr 85 90 95 Val Gln Ser Ala Gln Ser PhePhe Ser His Met Lys Ala Ala Ser Gln 100 105 110 Lys Thr Gln Glu Gly AspGlu Gly Leu Thr Ala Asp Leu Cys Val Ser 115 120 125 His Lys Arg Arg AlaAla Ala Ala Val Cys Ser Ile Ile Gly Gly Ile 130 135 140 Thr Tyr Leu AlaThr Phe Gly Ala Ile Arg Pro Ile Leu Phe Val Asn 145 150 155 160 Lys MetLeu Ala Lys Pro Phe Leu Ser Ser Gln Thr Lys Ala Asn Met 165 170 175 GlySer Ser Val Ser Tyr Ile Met Ala Ala Asn His Ala Ala Ser Val 180 185 190Val Gly Ala Gly Leu Ala Ile Ser Ala Xaa Arg Ala Asp Cys Glu Ala 195 200205 Arg Cys Ala Arg Ile Ala Arg Glu Glu Ser Leu Leu Glu Val Pro Gly 210215 220 Glu Glu Asn Ala Cys Glu Lys Lys Val Ala Gly Glu Lys Ala Lys Thr225 230 235 240 Phe Thr Arg Ile Lys Tyr Ala Leu Leu Thr Met Leu Glu LysPhe Leu 245 250 255 Glu Cys Val Ala Asp Val Phe Lys Leu Val Pro Leu ProIle Thr Met 260 265 270 Gly Ile Arg Ala Ile Val Ala Ala Gly Cys Thr PheThr Ser Ala Ile 275 280 285 Ile Gly Leu Cys Thr Phe Cys Ala Arg Ala 290295 265 897 DNA Chlamydia misc_feature (1)...(897) n = A,T,C or G 265atggcttcta tatgcggacg tttagggtct ggtacaggga atgctctaaa agcttttttt 60acacagccca acaataaaat ggcaagggta gtaaataaga cgaagggaat ggataagact 120attaaggttg ccaagtctgc tgccgaattg accgcaaata ttttggaaca agctggaggc 180gcgggctctt ccgcacacat tacagcttcc caagtgtcca aaggattagg ggatgcgaga 240actgttgtcg ctttagggaa tgcctttaac ggagcgttgc caggaacagt tcaaagtgcg 300caaagcttct tctctcacat gaaagctgct agtcagaaaa cgcaagaagg ggatgagggg 360ctcacagcag atctttgtgt gtctcataag cgcagagcgg ctgcggctgt ctgtagcatc 420atcggaggaa ttacctacct cgcgacattc ggagctatcc gtccgattct gtttgtcaac 480aaaatgctgg caaaaccgtt tctttcttcc caaactaaag caaatatggg atcttctgtt 540agctatatta tggcggctaa ccatgcagcg tctgtggtgg gtgctggact cgctatcagt 600gcgnaaagag cagattgcga agcccgctgc gctcgtattg cgagagaaga gtcgttactc 660gaagtgccgg gagaggaaaa tgcttgcgag aagaaagtcg ctggagagaa agccaagacg 720ttcacgcgca tcaagtatgc actcctcact atgctcgaga agtttttgga atgcgttgcc 780gacgttttca aattggtgcc gctgcctatt acaatgggta ttcgtgcgat tgtggctgct 840ggatgtacgt tcacttctgc aattattgga ttgtgcactt tctgcgccag agcataa 897 266298 PRT Chlamydia VARIANT (1)...(298) Xaa = Any Amino Acid 266 Met AlaSer Ile Cys Gly Arg Leu Gly Ser Gly Thr Gly Asn Ala Leu 1 5 10 15 LysAla Phe Phe Thr Gln Pro Asn Asn Lys Met Ala Arg Val Val Asn 20 25 30 LysThr Lys Gly Met Asp Lys Thr Ile Lys Val Ala Lys Ser Ala Ala 35 40 45 GluLeu Thr Ala Asn Ile Leu Glu Gln Ala Gly Gly Ala Gly Ser Ser 50 55 60 AlaHis Ile Thr Ala Ser Gln Val Ser Lys Gly Leu Gly Asp Ala Arg 65 70 75 80Thr Val Val Ala Leu Gly Asn Ala Phe Asn Gly Ala Leu Pro Gly Thr 85 90 95Val Gln Ser Ala Gln Ser Phe Phe Ser His Met Lys Ala Ala Ser Gln 100 105110 Lys Thr Gln Glu Gly Asp Glu Gly Leu Thr Ala Asp Leu Cys Val Ser 115120 125 His Lys Arg Arg Ala Ala Ala Ala Val Cys Ser Ile Ile Gly Gly Ile130 135 140 Thr Tyr Leu Ala Thr Phe Gly Ala Ile Arg Pro Ile Leu Phe ValAsn 145 150 155 160 Lys Met Leu Ala Lys Pro Phe Leu Ser Ser Gln Thr LysAla Asn Met 165 170 175 Gly Ser Ser Val Ser Tyr Ile Met Ala Ala Asn HisAla Ala Ser Val 180 185 190 Val Gly Ala Gly Leu Ala Ile Ser Ala Xaa ArgAla Asp Cys Glu Ala 195 200 205 Arg Cys Ala Arg Ile Ala Arg Glu Glu SerLeu Leu Glu Val Pro Gly 210 215 220 Glu Glu Asn Ala Cys Glu Lys Lys ValAla Gly Glu Lys Ala Lys Thr 225 230 235 240 Phe Thr Arg Ile Lys Tyr AlaLeu Leu Thr Met Leu Glu Lys Phe Leu 245 250 255 Glu Cys Val Ala Asp ValPhe Lys Leu Val Pro Leu Pro Ile Thr Met 260 265 270 Gly Ile Arg Ala IleVal Ala Ala Gly Cys Thr Phe Thr Ser Ala Ile 275 280 285 Ile Gly Leu CysThr Phe Cys Ala Arg Ala 290 295 267 680 DNA Chlamydia 267 tctatatccatattgatagg aaaaaacgtc gcagaaagat tttagctatg acgtttatcc 60 gagctttaggatattcaaca gatgcagata ttattgaaga gttcttttct gtagaggagc 120 gttccttacgttcagagaag gattttgtcg cgttagttgg taaagtttta gctgataacg 180 tagttgatgcggattcttca ttagtttacg ggaaagctgg agagaagcta agtactgcta 240 tgctaaaacgcatcttagat acgggagtcc aatctttgaa gattgctgtt ggcgcagatg 300 aaaatcacccaattattaag atgctcgcaa aagatcctac ggattcttac gaagctgctc 360 ttaaagatttttatcgcaga ttacgaccag gagagcctgc aactttagct aatgctcgat 420 ccacaattatgcgtttattc ttcgatgcta aacgttataa tttaggccgc gttggacgtt 480 ataaattaaataaaaaatta ggcttcccat tagacgacga aacattatct caagtgactt 540 tgagaaaagaagatgttatc ggcgcgttga aatatttgat tcgtttgcga atgggcgatg 600 agaagacatctatcgatgat attgaccatt tggcaaaccg acgagttcgc tctgttggag 660 aactaattcagaatcactgt 680 268 359 DNA Chlamydia 268 cttatgttct ggagaatgttgcaacaacat attaatcgaa ccagctcctc ctagtaacat 60 agaaaccaag cccttttgagaaaaaacctg tacttcgcat cctttagcca tttgttgaat 120 agctcctaac aaagagctaattttttcctc ttccttgttt ttctgaggcg ctgtggactc 180 taaatatagc aagtgctcttggaacacctc atcaacaatc gcttgtccta gattaggtat 240 agagactgtc tctccatcaattaaatggag tttcaaagta atatcccctt ccgtccctcc 300 atcacaagac tctatgaaagctatctgatt ccatcgagca gaaatgtatg gggaaatac 359 269 124 DNA Chlamydia 269gatcgaatca attgagggag ctcattaaca agaatagctg cagtttcttt gcgttcttct 60ggaataacaa gaaataggta atcggtacca ttgatagaac gaacacgaca aatcgcagaa 120ggtt 124 270 219 DNA Chlamydia 270 gatcctgttg ggcctagtaa taatacgttggatttcccat aactcacttg tttatcctgc 60 ataagagcac ggatacgctt atagtggttatagacggcaa ccgaaatcgt ttttttcgcg 120 cgctcttgtc caatgacata agagtcgatgtggcgtttga tttctttagg ggttaacact 180 ctcagacttg ttggagagct tgtggaagatgttgcgatc 219 271 511 DNA Chlamydia misc_feature (1)...(511) n = A,T,Cor G 271 ggatccgaat tcggcacgag gagaaaatat aggaggttcc akcatcggaagatctaatag 60 acaaagaggt tttggcatag atggctcctc cttgtacgtt caacgatgattgggagggat 120 tgttatcgat agcttggttc ccagagaact gacaagtccc gctacattgagagaatgtaa 180 cctgttctcc atagatagct cctcctacta cacctgaata agttggtgttgctggagatg 240 atggtgcggc tgctgcggct gcttgtaggg aagcagcagc tgcagcaggtgctgaagctg 300 ttgttgcgac tcctgtggat gaggagtttg ctttgttgtt cgagaaagagaagcctgatt 360 tcagattaga aatatttaca gttttagcat gtaagcctcc accttctttcccaacaaggt 420 tctctgttac agataaggag actagangca tctagtttta aagattttttacagcagata 480 cctccaccta tctctgtagc ggagttctca g 511 272 598 DNAChlamydia 272 ctcttcctct cctcaatcta gttctggagc aactacagtc tccgactcaggagactctag 60 ctctggctca aactcggata cctcaaaaac agttccagtc acagctaaaggcggtgggct 120 ttatactgat aagaatcttt cgattactaa catcacagga attatcgaaattgcaaataa 180 caaagcgaca gatgttggag gtggtgctta cgtaaaagga acccttacttgtaaaaactc 240 tcaccgtcta caatttttga aaaactcttc cgataaacaa ggtggaggaatctacggaga 300 agacaacatc accctatcta atttgacagg gaagactcta ttccaagagaatactgccaa 360 aaaagagggc ggtggactct tcataaaagg tacagataaa gctcttacaatgacaggact 420 ggatagtttc tgtttaatta ataacacatc agaaaaacat ggtggtgggagcctttgtta 480 ccaaagaaat ctctcagact tacacctctt gatgtggaaa caattccaggaatcacgcct 540 gtacatggtg aaacagtcat tactggcaat aaatctacag gaggtaatggtggagggc 598 273 126 DNA Chlamydia 273 ggatccgaat tcggcacgag atgagccttatagtttaaca aaagcttctc acattccttc 60 gatagctttt tattagccgt ttttagcatcctaatgagat ctcctcgttc gtaacaaata 120 cgagag 126 274 264 DNA Chlamydia274 ggatccgaat tcggcacgag ctcttttaaa tcttaattac aaaaagacaa attaattcaa 60tttttcaaaa aagaatttaa acattaattg ttgtaaaaaa acaatattta ttctaaaata 120ataaccatag ttacggggga atctctttca tggtttattt tagagctcat caacctaggc 180atacgcctaa aacatttcct ttgaaagttc accattcgtt ctccgataag catcctcaaa 240ttgctaaagc tatgtggatt acgg 264 275 359 DNA Chlamydia 275 ggatccgaattcggcacgag ataaaacctg aaccacaaca aagatctaaa acttcttgat 60 tttcagctgcaaattctttt agataaatat caaccatttc ttcagtttca tatcttggaa 120 ttaaaacttgttctcttaaa ttaattctag tatttaagta ttcaacatag cccattatta 180 attgaattggataattttgc cttaataatt cacattcttt ttcagtaatt ttaggttcta 240 aaccgtaccgctttttttct aaaattaatg tttcttcatt attcatttta taagccactt 300 tcctttattttttgattttg ttcttctgtt agtaatgctt caataatagt taataattt 359 276 357 DNAChlamydia 276 aaaacaattg atataatttt ttttttcata acttccagac tcctttctagaaaagtcttt 60 atgggtagta gtgactctaa cgttttttat tattaagacg atccccggagatccttttaa 120 tgatgaaaac ggaaacatcc tttcgccaga aactttagca ctattaaagaatcgttacgg 180 gttagataag cctttattca cccagtatct tatctatttg aaatgtctgctaacactaga 240 tttcggggaa tctcttatct acaaagatcg aaatctcagc attattgctgccgctcttcc 300 atcttccgct attcttggac ttgaaagctt gtgtttactc gtgccgaattcggatcc 357 277 505 DNA Chlamydia 277 ggatccgaat tcggcacgag ctcgtgccgattgcttgctt cagtcacccc atcggtatag 60 agcactaaaa gagactcctc ttcaagaacgagagtgtaag cagggtgagg aggaacttca 120 ggtaaaaatc ctaaggccat accaggatgcgacaggaaag agatatctcc attaggagct 180 cggagacacg ctgggttgtg gccacaagaatagtattcta gttctcgtgt tgcgtaatga 240 taacaataaa tgcatagtgt tacaaacatcccagattcag ctgtctgttg atagaagaga 300 gcagctgttt gttgaacggc ttcttgaatagaggagagct cactcaaaaa ggtatgtaac 360 atgtttttca ggaataagga gtaggcgcacgcattgactc ctttcccgga agcatcagca 420 acgattagaa agagtttagc ttggggaccttcgcctataa caaagatatc aaagaaatct 480 cctcctaccg taactgcagg aatat 505 278407 DNA Chlamydia 278 ggatccgaat tcggcacgag aactactgag caaattgggtatccaacttc ctctttacga 60 aagaaaaaca gaaggcattc tccataccaa gatttgttgcatcgacaata aaactccaat 120 ctttggctct gctaactgga gcggtgctgg tatgattaaaaactttgaag acctattcat 180 ccttcgccca attacagaga cacagcttca ggcctttatggacgtctggt ctcttctaga 240 aacaaatagc tcctatctgt ccccagagag cgtgcttacggcccctactc cttcaagtag 300 acctactcaa caagatacag attctgatga cgaacaaccgagtaccagcc agcaagctat 360 ccgtatgaga aaataggatt agggaaacaa aacgacagcaaaccaca 407 279 351 DNA Chlamydia 279 ctcgtgccgc ttacaggagg cttgtatcctttaaaataga gtttttctta tgaccccatg 60 tggcgatagg ccgggtctag cgccgatagtagaaatatcg gttggttttt gtccttgagg 120 ggatcgtata ctttttcaaa gtatggtccccgtatcgatt atctggaggc tcttatgtct 180 ttttttcata ctagaaaata taagcttatcctcagaggac tcttgtgttt agcaggctgt 240 ttcttaatga acagctgttc ctctagtcgaggaaatcaac ccgctgatga gagcatctat 300 gtcttgtcta tgaatcgcat gatttgtgattctcgtgccg aattcggatc c 351 280 522 DNA Chlamydia 280 ggatccgaattcggcacgag cagaggaaaa aggcgatact cctcttgaag atcgtttcac 60 agaagatctttccgaagtct ctggagaaga ttttcgagga ttgaaaaatt cgttcgatga 120 tgattcttcttctgacgaaa ttctcgatgc gctcacaagt aaattttctg atcccacaat 180 aaaggatctagctcttgatt atctaattca aatagctccc tctgatggga aacttaagtc 240 cgctctcattcaggcaaagc atcaactgat gagccagaat cctcaggcga ttgttggagg 300 acgcaatgttctgttagctt cagaaacctt tgcttccaga gcaaatacat ctccttcatc 360 gcttcgctccttatatttcc aagtaacctc atccccctct aattgcgcta atttacatca 420 aatgcttgcttcttactcgc catcagagaa aaccgctgtt atggagtttc tagtgaatgg 480 catggtagcagatttaaaat cggagggccc ttccattcct cc 522 281 577 DNA Chlamydia 281ggatccgaat tcggcacgag atgcttctat tacaattggt ttggatgcgg aaaaagctta 60ccagcttatt ctagaaaagt tgggagatca aattcttggt ggaattgctg atactattgt 120tgatagtaca gtccaagata ttttagacaa aatcacaaca gacccttctc taggtttgtt 180gaaagctttt aacaactttc caatcactaa taaaattcaa tgcaacgggt tattcactcc 240caggaacatt gaaactttat taggaggaac tgaaatagga aaattcacag tcacacccaa 300aagctctggg agcatgttct tagtctcagc agatattatt gcatcaagaa tggaaggcgg 360cgttgttcta gctttggtac gagaaggtga ttctaagccc tacgcgatta gttatggata 420ctcatcaggc gttcctaatt tatgtagtct aagaaccaga attattaata caggattgac 480tccgacaacg tattcattac gtgtaggcgg tttagaaagc ggtgtggtat gggttaatgc 540cctttctaat ggcaatgata ttttaggaat aacaaat 577 282 607 DNA Chlamydia 282actmatcttc cccgggctcg agtgcggccg caagcttgtc gacggagctc gatacaaaaa 60tgtgtgcgtg tgaaccgctt cttcaaaagc ttgtcttaaa agatattgtc tcgcttccgg 120attagttaca tgtttaaaaa ttgctagaac aatattattc ccaaccaagc tctctgcggt 180gctgaaaaaa cctaaattca aaagaatgac tcgccgctca tcttcagaaa gacgatccga 240cttccataat tcgatgtctt tccccatggg gatctctgta gggagccagt tatttgcgca 300gccattcaaa taatgttccc aagcccattt gtacttaata ggaacaagtt ggttgacatc 360gacctggttg cagttcacta gacgcttgct atttagatta acgcgtttct gttttccatc 420taaaatatct gcttgcataa gaaccgttaa ttttattgtt aatttatatg attaattact 480gacatgcttc acacccttct tccaaagaac agacaggtgc tttcttcgct ctttcaacaa 540taattcctgc cgaagcagac ttattcttca tccaacgagg ctgaattcct ctcttattaa 600tatctac 607 283 1077 DNA Chlamydia 283 ggatccgaat tcggcacgag aagttaacgatgacgatttg ttcctttggt agagaaggag 60 caatcgaaac taaatgtgcg agagcatgtgaagactccaa tgcaggaata atcccctcat 120 ttctagtaag caggaaaaaa gctcgtaacgcctcttcatc ggtggctaat gtataaaagg 180 ctcgtcctga ctcatgcatt tcggcatgatctggcccaac tgaaggataa tctaatccag 240 cggaaatgga gtgagtttgt aatacttgtccatcgtcatc ttgaagaaga tacgaataaa 300 atccgtggaa tactccaggt cgccctgttgcaaaacgtgc tgcatgtttt cctgaagaaa 360 tgcccagtcc tcccccttcc actccaattaattggacttt tggattcggg ataaaatgat 420 ggaaaaatcc aatagcgttg gagccacctccgatacatgc aatcagaata tcaggatctc 480 ttcctgcaac tgcatggatt tgctctttcacttcagcgct tataacagac tgaaaaaatc 540 gaacgatatc gggataaggt aaaggtcctaaggccgatcc taagcaatag tgagtaaatg 600 agtgtgttgt tgcccaatct tgtagagcttgattaactgc atctttgagt ccacaagatc 660 cttttgttac agaaacgact tcagcacctaaaaagcgcat tttctctaca tttggtttct 720 gtcgttccac atcttttgct cccatgtatactacacaatc taatcctaga taagcacacg 780 ctgttgctgt tgctactcca tgttgtcccgcacctgtttc agctacaaca cgtgttttcc 840 caagatattt agcaagcaaa cactgaccaagagcattatt cagtttatgt gctcctgtat 900 gcaaaagatc ttcgcgttta agaaatactctagggccatc aatagctcga gcaaaattct 960 taacttcagt cagaggagtt tgtctccccgcatagttttt caaaatacaa tctagttcag 1020 ataaaaaact ttgctgagtt ttgagaatctcccattccgc ttttagattc tgtatag 1077 284 407 DNA Chlamydia 284 ggatccgaattcggcacgag aactactgag caaattgggt atccaacttc ctctttacga 60 aagaaaaacagaaggcattc tccataccaa gatttgttgc atcgacaata aaactccaat 120 ctttggctctgctaactgga gcggtgctgg tatgattaaa aactttgaag acctattcat 180 ccttcgcccaattacagaga cacagcttca ggcctttatg gacgtctggt ctcttctaga 240 aacaaatagctcctatctgt ccccagagag cgtgcttacg gcccctactc cttcaagtag 300 acctactcaacaagatacag attctgatga cgaacaaccg agtaccagcc agcaagctat 360 ccgtatgagaaaataggatt agggaaacaa aacgacagca aaccaca 407 285 802 DNA Chlamydia 285ggatccgaat tcggcacgag ttagcttaat gtctttgtca tctctaccta catttgcagc 60taattctaca ggcacaattg gaatcgttaa tttacgtcgc tgcctagaag agtctgctct 120tgggaaaaaa gaatctgctg aattcgaaaa gatgaaaaac caattctcta acagcatggg 180gaagatggag gaagaactgt cttctatcta ttccaagctc caagacgacg attacatgga 240aggtctatcc gagaccgcag ctgccgaatt aagaaaaaaa ttcgaagatc tatctgcaga 300atacaacaca gctcaagggc agtattacca aatattaaac caaagtaatc tcaagcgcat 360gcaaaagatt atggaagaag tgaaaaaagc ttctgaaact gtgcgtattc aagaaggctt 420gtcagtcctt cttaacgaag atattgtctt atctatcgat agttcggcag ataaaaccga 480tgctgttatt aaagttcttg atgattcttt tcaaaataat taacatgcga agctagccga 540ggagtgccgt atgtctcaat ccacttattc tcttgaacaa ttagctgatt ttttgaaagt 600cgagtttcaa ggaaatggag ctactcttct ttccggagtt gaagagatcg aggaagcaaa 660aacggcacac atcacattct tagataatga aaaatatgct aaacatttaa aatcatcgga 720agctggcgct atcatcatat ctcgaacaca gtttcaaaaa tatcgagact tgaataaaaa 780ctttcttatc acttctgagt ct 802 286 588 DNA Chlamydia 286 ggatccgaattcggcacgag gcaatattta ctcccaacat tacggttcca aataagcgat 60 aaggtcttctaataaggaag ttaatgtaag aggctttttt attgcttttc gtaaggtagt 120 attgcaaccgcacgcgattg aatgatacgc aagccatttc catcatggaa aagaaccctt 180 ggacaaaaatacaaaggagg ttcactccta accagaaaaa gggagagtta gtttccatgg 240 gttttccttatatacacccg tttcacacaa ttaggagccg cgtctagtat ttggaataca 300 aattgtccccaagcgaattt tgttcctgtt tcagggattt ctcctaattg ttctgtcagc 360 catccgcctatggtaacgca attagctgta gtaggaagat caactccaaa caggtcatag 420 aaatcagaaagctcataggt gcctgcagca ataacaacat tcttgtctga gtgagcgaat 480 tgtttaaaagatgggcgatt atgagctacc tcatcagaga ctattttaaa tagatcattt 540 tgggtaatcaatccttctat agacccatat tcatcaatga taatctcg 588 287 489 DNA Chlamydiamisc_feature (1)...(489) n = A,T,C or G 287 agtgcctatt gttttgcaggctttgtctga tgatagcgat accgtacgtg agattgctgt 60 acaagtagct gttatgtatggttctagttg cttactgcgc gccgtgggcg atttagcgaa 120 aaatgattct tctattcaagtacgcatcac tgcttatcgt gctgcagccg tgttggagat 180 acaagatctt gtgcctcatttacgagttgt agtccaaaat acacaattag atggaacgga 240 aagaagagaa gcttggagatctttatgtgt tcttactcgg cctcatagtg gtgtattaac 300 tggcatagat caagctttaatgacctgtga gatgttaaag gaatatcctg aaaagtgtac 360 ggaagaacag attcgtacattattggctgc agatcatcca gaagtgcagg tagctacttt 420 acagatcatt ctgagaggaggtagagtatt ccggtcatct tctataatgg aatcggttct 480 cgtgccgnt 489 288 191DNA Chlamydia 288 ggatccgaat tcaggatatg ctgttgggtt atcaataaaa agggttttgccattttttaa 60 gacgactttg tagataacgc taggagctgt agcaataata tcgagatcaaattctctaga 120 gattctctca aagatgattt ctaagtgcag cagtcctaaa aatccacagcggaacccaaa 180 tccgagagag t 191 289 515 DNA Chlamydia 289 ggatccgaattcggcacgag gagcgacgtg aaatagtgga atcttcccgt attcttatta 60 cttctgcgttgccttacgca aatggtcctt tgcattttgg acatattacc ggtgcttatt 120 tgcctgcagatgtttatgcg cgttttcaga gactacaagg caaagaggtt ttgtatattt 180 gtggttctgatgaatacgga atcgcaatta cccttaatgc agagttggca ggcatggggt 240 atcaagaatatgtcgacatg tatcataagc ttcataaaga taccttcaag aaattgggaa 300 tttctgtagatttcttttcc agaactacga acgcttatca tcctgctatt gtgcaagatt 360 tctatcgaaacttgcaggaa cgcggactgg tagagaatca ggtgaccgaa cagctgtatt 420 ctgaggaagaagggaagttt ttagcggacc gttatgttgt aggtacttgt cccaagtgtg 480 ggtttgatcgagctcgagga gatgagtgtc agcag 515 290 522 DNA Chlamydia 290 ggatccgaattcggcacgag ggaggaatgg aagggccctc cgattktama tctgctacca 60 tgccattcactagaaactcc ataacagcgg ttttctctga tggcgagtaa gaagcaagca 120 tttgatgtaaattagcgcaa ttagaggggg atgaggttac ttggaaatat aaggagcgaa 180 gcgatgaaggagatgtattt gctctggaag caaaggtttc tgaagctaac agaacattgc 240 gtcctccaacaatcgcctga ggattctggc tcatcagttg atgctttgcc tgaatgagag 300 cggacttaagtttcccatca gagggagcta tttgaattag ataatcaaga gctagatcct 360 ttattgtgggatcagaaaat ttacttgtga gcgcatcgag aatttcgtca gaagaagaat 420 catcatcgaacgaatttttc aatcctcgaa aatcttctcc agagacttcg gaaagatctt 480 ctgtgaaacgatcttcaaga ggagtatcgc ctttttccyc tg 522 291 1002 DNA Chlamydia 291atggcgacta acgcaattag atcggcagga agtgcagcaa gtaagatgct gctgccagtt 60gccaaagaac cagcggctgt cagctccttt gctcagaaag ggatttattg tattcaacaa 120ttttttacaa accctgggaa taagttagca aagtttgtag gggcaacaaa aagtttagat 180aaatgcttta agctaagtaa ggcggtttct gactgtgtcg taggatcgct ggaagaggcg 240ggatgcacag gggacgcatt gacctccgcg agaaacgccc agggtatgtt aaaaacaact 300cgagaagttg ttgccttagc taatgtgctc aatggagctg ttccatctat cgttaactcg 360actcagaggt gttaccaata cacacgtcaa gccttcgagt taggaagcaa gacaaaagaa 420agaaaaacgc ctggggagta tagtaaaatg ctattaactc gaggtgatta cctattggca 480gcttccaggg aagcttgtac ggcagtcggt gcaacgactt actcagcgac attcggtgtt 540ttacgtccgt taatgttaat caataaactc acagcaaaac cattcttaga caaagcgact 600gtaggcaatt ttggcacggc tgttgctgga attatgacca ttaatcatat ggcaggagtt 660gctggtgctg ttggcggaat cgcattagaa caaaagctgt tcaaacgtgc gaaggaatcc 720ctatacaatg agagatgtgc cttagaaaac caacaatctc agttgagtgg ggacgtgatt 780ctaagcgcgg aaagggcatt acgtaaagaa cacgttgcta ctctaaaaag aaatgtttta 840actcttcttg aaaaagcttt agagttggta gtggatggag tcaaactcat tcctttaccg 900attacagtgg cttgctccgc tgcaatttct ggagccttga cggcagcatc cgcaggaatt 960ggcttatata gcatatggca gaaaacaaag tctggcaaat aa 1002 292 333 PRTChlamydia 292 Met Ala Thr Asn Ala Ile Arg Ser Ala Gly Ser Ala Ala SerLys Met 1 5 10 15 Leu Leu Pro Val Ala Lys Glu Pro Ala Ala Val Ser SerPhe Ala Gln 20 25 30 Lys Gly Ile Tyr Cys Ile Gln Gln Phe Phe Thr Asn ProGly Asn Lys 35 40 45 Leu Ala Lys Phe Val Gly Ala Thr Lys Ser Leu Asp LysCys Phe Lys 50 55 60 Leu Ser Lys Ala Val Ser Asp Cys Val Val Gly Ser LeuGlu Glu Ala 65 70 75 80 Gly Cys Thr Gly Asp Ala Leu Thr Ser Ala Arg AsnAla Gln Gly Met 85 90 95 Leu Lys Thr Thr Arg Glu Val Val Ala Leu Ala AsnVal Leu Asn Gly 100 105 110 Ala Val Pro Ser Ile Val Asn Ser Thr Gln ArgCys Tyr Gln Tyr Thr 115 120 125 Arg Gln Ala Phe Glu Leu Gly Ser Lys ThrLys Glu Arg Lys Thr Pro 130 135 140 Gly Glu Tyr Ser Lys Met Leu Leu ThrArg Gly Asp Tyr Leu Leu Ala 145 150 155 160 Ala Ser Arg Glu Ala Cys ThrAla Val Gly Ala Thr Thr Tyr Ser Ala 165 170 175 Thr Phe Gly Val Leu ArgPro Leu Met Leu Ile Asn Lys Leu Thr Ala 180 185 190 Lys Pro Phe Leu AspLys Ala Thr Val Gly Asn Phe Gly Thr Ala Val 195 200 205 Ala Gly Ile MetThr Ile Asn His Met Ala Gly Val Ala Gly Ala Val 210 215 220 Gly Gly IleAla Leu Glu Gln Lys Leu Phe Lys Arg Ala Lys Glu Ser 225 230 235 240 LeuTyr Asn Glu Arg Cys Ala Leu Glu Asn Gln Gln Ser Gln Leu Ser 245 250 255Gly Asp Val Ile Leu Ser Ala Glu Arg Ala Leu Arg Lys Glu His Val 260 265270 Ala Thr Leu Lys Arg Asn Val Leu Thr Leu Leu Glu Lys Ala Leu Glu 275280 285 Leu Val Val Asp Gly Val Lys Leu Ile Pro Leu Pro Ile Thr Val Ala290 295 300 Cys Ser Ala Ala Ile Ser Gly Ala Leu Thr Ala Ala Ser Ala GlyIle 305 310 315 320 Gly Leu Tyr Ser Ile Trp Gln Lys Thr Lys Ser Gly Lys325 330 293 7 DNA Chlamydia 293 tgcaatc 7 294 196 PRT Chlamydia 294 ThrMet Gly Ser Leu Val Gly Arg Gln Ala Pro Asp Phe Ser Gly Lys 5 10 15 AlaVal Val Cys Gly Glu Glu Lys Glu Ile Ser Leu Ala Asp Phe Arg 20 25 30 GlyLys Tyr Val Val Leu Phe Phe Tyr Pro Lys Asp Phe Thr Tyr Val 35 40 45 CysPro Thr Glu Leu His Ala Phe Gln Asp Arg Leu Val Asp Phe Glu 50 55 60 GluHis Gly Ala Val Val Leu Gly Cys Ser Val Asp Asp Ile Glu Thr 65 70 75 80His Ser Arg Trp Leu Thr Val Ala Arg Asp Ala Gly Gly Ile Glu Gly 85 90 95Thr Glu Tyr Pro Leu Leu Ala Asp Pro Ser Phe Lys Ile Ser Glu Ala 100 105110 Phe Gly Val Leu Asn Pro Glu Gly Ser Leu Ala Leu Arg Ala Thr Phe 115120 125 Leu Ile Asp Lys His Gly Val Ile Arg His Ala Val Ile Asn Asp Leu130 135 140 Pro Leu Gly Arg Ser Ile Asp Glu Glu Leu Arg Ile Leu Asp SerLeu 145 150 155 160 Ile Phe Phe Glu Asn His Gly Met Val Cys Pro Ala AsnTrp Arg Ser 165 170 175 Gly Glu Arg Gly Met Val Pro Ser Glu Glu Gly LeuLys Glu Tyr Phe 180 185 190 Gln Thr Met Asp 195 295 181 PRT Chlamydia295 Lys Gly Gly Lys Met Ser Thr Thr Ile Ser Gly Asp Ala Ser Ser Leu 5 1015 Pro Leu Pro Thr Ala Ser Cys Val Glu Thr Lys Ser Thr Ser Ser Ser 20 2530 Thr Lys Gly Asn Thr Cys Ser Lys Ile Leu Asp Ile Ala Leu Ala Ile 35 4045 Val Gly Ala Leu Val Val Val Ala Gly Val Leu Ala Leu Val Leu Cys 50 5560 Ala Ser Asn Val Ile Phe Thr Val Ile Gly Ile Pro Ala Leu Ile Ile 65 7075 80 Gly Ser Ala Cys Val Gly Ala Gly Ile Ser Arg Leu Met Tyr Arg Ser 8590 95 Ser Tyr Ala Ser Leu Glu Ala Lys Asn Val Leu Ala Glu Gln Arg Leu100 105 110 Arg Asn Leu Ser Glu Glu Lys Asp Ala Leu Ala Ser Val Ser PheIle 115 120 125 Asn Lys Met Phe Leu Arg Gly Leu Thr Asp Asp Leu Gln AlaLeu Glu 130 135 140 Ala Lys Val Met Glu Phe Glu Ile Asp Cys Leu Asp ArgLeu Glu Lys 145 150 155 160 Asn Glu Gln Ala Leu Leu Ser Asp Val Arg LeuVal Leu Ser Ser Tyr 165 170 175 Thr Arg Trp Leu Asp 180 296 124 PRTChlamydia 296 Ile Tyr Glu Val Met Asn Met Asp Leu Glu Thr Arg Arg SerPhe Ala 5 10 15 Val Gln Gln Gly His Tyr Gln Asp Pro Arg Ala Ser Asp TyrAsp Leu 20 25 30 Pro Arg Ala Ser Asp Tyr Asp Leu Pro Arg Ser Pro Tyr ProThr Pro 35 40 45 Pro Leu Pro Ser Arg Tyr Gln Leu Gln Asn Met Asp Val GluAla Gly 50 55 60 Phe Arg Glu Ala Val Tyr Ala Ser Phe Val Ala Gly Met TyrAsn Tyr 65 70 75 80 Val Val Thr Gln Pro Gln Glu Arg Ile Pro Asn Ser GlnGln Val Glu 85 90 95 Gly Ile Leu Arg Asp Met Leu Thr Asn Gly Ser Gln ThrPhe Ser Asn 100 105 110 Leu Met Gln Arg Trp Asp Arg Glu Val Asp Arg Glu115 120 297 488 PRT Chlamydia 297 Lys Gly Ser Leu Pro Ile Leu Gly ProPhe Leu Asn Gly Lys Met Gly 5 10 15 Phe Trp Arg Thr Ser Ile Met Lys MetAsn Arg Ile Trp Leu Leu Leu 20 25 30 Leu Thr Phe Ser Ser Ala Ile His SerPro Val Arg Gly Glu Ser Leu 35 40 45 Val Cys Lys Asn Ala Leu Gln Asp LeuSer Phe Leu Glu His Leu Leu 50 55 60 Gln Val Lys Tyr Ala Pro Lys Thr TrpLys Glu Gln Tyr Leu Gly Trp 65 70 75 80 Asp Leu Val Gln Ser Ser Val SerAla Gln Gln Lys Leu Arg Thr Gln 85 90 95 Glu Asn Pro Ser Thr Ser Phe CysGln Gln Val Leu Ala Asp Phe Ile 100 105 110 Gly Gly Leu Asn Asp Phe HisAla Gly Val Thr Phe Phe Ala Ile Glu 115 120 125 Ser Ala Tyr Leu Pro TyrThr Val Gln Lys Ser Ser Asp Gly Arg Phe 130 135 140 Tyr Phe Val Asp IleMet Thr Phe Ser Ser Glu Ile Arg Val Gly Asp 145 150 155 160 Glu Leu LeuGlu Val Asp Gly Ala Pro Val Gln Asp Val Leu Ala Thr 165 170 175 Leu TyrGly Ser Asn His Lys Gly Thr Ala Ala Glu Glu Ser Ala Ala 180 185 190 LeuArg Thr Leu Phe Ser Arg Met Ala Ser Leu Gly His Lys Val Pro 195 200 205Ser Gly Arg Thr Thr Leu Lys Ile Arg Arg Pro Phe Gly Thr Thr Arg 210 215220 Glu Val Arg Val Lys Trp Arg Tyr Val Pro Glu Gly Val Gly Asp Leu 225230 235 240 Ala Thr Ile Ala Pro Ser Ile Arg Ala Pro Gln Leu Gln Lys SerMet 245 250 255 Arg Ser Phe Phe Pro Lys Lys Asp Asp Ala Phe His Arg SerSer Ser 260 265 270 Leu Phe Tyr Ser Pro Met Val Pro His Phe Trp Ala GluLeu Arg Asn 275 280 285 His Tyr Ala Thr Ser Gly Leu Lys Ser Gly Tyr AsnIle Gly Ser Thr 290 295 300 Asp Gly Phe Leu Pro Val Ile Gly Pro Val IleTrp Glu Ser Glu Gly 305 310 315 320 Leu Phe Arg Ala Tyr Ile Ser Ser ValThr Asp Gly Asp Gly Lys Ser 325 330 335 His Lys Val Gly Phe Leu Arg IlePro Thr Tyr Ser Trp Gln Asp Met 340 345 350 Glu Asp Phe Asp Pro Ser GlyPro Pro Pro Trp Glu Glu Phe Ala Lys 355 360 365 Ile Ile Gln Val Phe SerSer Asn Thr Glu Ala Leu Ile Ile Asp Gln 370 375 380 Thr Asn Asn Pro GlyGly Ser Val Leu Tyr Leu Tyr Ala Leu Leu Ser 385 390 395 400 Met Leu ThrAsp Arg Pro Leu Glu Leu Pro Lys His Arg Met Ile Leu 405 410 415 Thr GlnAsp Glu Val Val Asp Ala Leu Asp Trp Leu Thr Leu Leu Glu 420 425 430 AsnVal Asp Thr Asn Val Glu Ser Arg Leu Ala Leu Gly Asp Asn Met 435 440 445Glu Gly Tyr Thr Val Asp Leu Gln Val Ala Glu Tyr Leu Lys Ser Phe 450 455460 Gly Arg Gln Val Leu Asn Cys Trp Ser Lys Gly Asp Ile Glu Leu Ser 465470 475 480 Thr Pro Ile Pro Leu Phe Gly Phe 485 298 140 PRT Chlamydia298 Arg Ile Asp Ile Ser Ser Val Thr Phe Phe Ile Gly Ile Leu Leu Ala 5 1015 Val Asn Ala Leu Thr Tyr Ser His Val Leu Arg Asp Leu Ser Val Ser 20 2530 Met Asp Ala Leu Phe Ser Arg Asn Thr Leu Ala Val Leu Leu Gly Leu 35 4045 Val Ser Ser Val Leu Asp Asn Val Pro Leu Val Ala Ala Thr Ile Gly 50 5560 Met Tyr Asp Leu Pro Met Asn Asp Pro Leu Trp Lys Leu Ile Ala Tyr 65 7075 80 Thr Ala Gly Thr Gly Gly Ser Ile Leu Ile Ile Gly Ser Ala Ala Gly 8590 95 Val Ala Tyr Met Gly Met Glu Lys Val Ser Phe Gly Trp Tyr Val Lys100 105 110 His Ala Ser Trp Ile Ala Leu Ala Ser Tyr Phe Gly Gly Leu AlaVal 115 120 125 Tyr Phe Leu Met Glu Asn Cys Val Asn Leu Phe Val 130 135140 299 361 PRT Chlamydia 299 His Gln Glu Ile Ala Asp Ser Pro Leu ValLys Lys Ala Glu Glu Gln 5 10 15 Ile Asn Gln Ala Gln Gln Asp Ile Gln ThrIle Thr Pro Ser Gly Leu 20 25 30 Asp Ile Pro Ile Val Gly Pro Ser Gly SerAla Ala Ser Ala Gly Ser 35 40 45 Ala Ala Gly Ala Leu Lys Ser Ser Asn AsnSer Gly Arg Ile Ser Leu 50 55 60 Leu Leu Asp Asp Val Asp Asn Glu Met AlaAla Ile Ala Met Gln Gly 65 70 75 80 Phe Arg Ser Met Ile Glu Gln Phe AsnVal Asn Asn Pro Ala Thr Ala 85 90 95 Lys Glu Leu Gln Ala Met Glu Ala GlnLeu Thr Ala Met Ser Asp Gln 100 105 110 Leu Val Gly Ala Asp Gly Glu LeuPro Ala Glu Ile Gln Ala Ile Lys 115 120 125 Asp Ala Leu Ala Gln Ala LeuLys Gln Pro Ser Ala Asp Gly Leu Ala 130 135 140 Thr Ala Met Gly Gln ValAla Phe Ala Ala Ala Lys Val Gly Gly Gly 145 150 155 160 Ser Ala Gly ThrAla Gly Thr Val Gln Met Asn Val Lys Gln Leu Tyr 165 170 175 Lys Thr AlaPhe Ser Ser Thr Ser Ser Ser Ser Tyr Ala Ala Ala Leu 180 185 190 Ser AspGly Tyr Ser Ala Tyr Lys Thr Leu Asn Ser Leu Tyr Ser Glu 195 200 205 SerArg Ser Gly Val Gln Ser Ala Ile Ser Gln Thr Ala Asn Pro Ala 210 215 220Leu Ser Arg Ser Val Ser Arg Ser Gly Ile Glu Ser Gln Gly Arg Ser 225 230235 240 Ala Asp Ala Ser Gln Arg Ala Ala Glu Thr Ile Val Arg Asp Ser Gln245 250 255 Thr Leu Gly Asp Val Tyr Ser Arg Leu Gln Val Leu Asp Ser LeuMet 260 265 270 Ser Thr Ile Val Ser Asn Pro Gln Ala Asn Gln Glu Glu IleMet Gln 275 280 285 Lys Leu Thr Ala Ser Ile Ser Lys Ala Pro Gln Phe GlyTyr Pro Ala 290 295 300 Val Gln Asn Ser Val Asp Ser Leu Gln Lys Phe AlaAla Gln Leu Glu 305 310 315 320 Arg Glu Phe Val Asp Gly Glu Arg Ser LeuAla Glu Ser Gln Glu Asn 325 330 335 Ala Phe Arg Lys Gln Pro Ala Phe IleGln Gln Val Leu Val Asn Ile 340 345 350 Ala Ser Leu Phe Ser Gly Tyr LeuSer 355 360 300 207 PRT Chlamydia 300 Ser Ser Lys Ile Val Ser Leu CysGlu Gly Ala Val Ala Asp Ala Arg 5 10 15 Met Cys Lys Ala Glu Leu Ile LysLys Glu Ala Asp Ala Tyr Leu Phe 20 25 30 Cys Glu Lys Ser Gly Ile Tyr LeuThr Lys Lys Glu Gly Ile Leu Ile 35 40 45 Pro Ser Ala Gly Ile Asp Glu SerAsn Thr Asp Gln Pro Phe Val Leu 50 55 60 Tyr Pro Lys Asp Ile Leu Gly SerCys Asn Arg Ile Gly Glu Trp Leu 65 70 75 80 Arg Asn Tyr Phe Arg Val LysGlu Leu Gly Val Ile Ile Thr Asp Ser 85 90 95 His Thr Thr Pro Met Arg ArgGly Val Leu Gly Ile Gly Leu Cys Trp 100 105 110 Tyr Gly Phe Ser Pro LeuHis Asn Tyr Ile Gly Ser Leu Asp Cys Phe 115 120 125 Gly Arg Pro Leu GlnMet Thr Gln Ser Asn Leu Val Asp Ala Leu Ala 130 135 140 Val Ala Ala ValVal Cys Met Gly Glu Gly Asn Glu Gln Thr Pro Leu 145 150 155 160 Ala ValIle Glu Gln Ala Pro Asn Met Val Tyr His Ser Tyr Pro Thr 165 170 175 SerArg Glu Glu Tyr Cys Ser Leu Arg Ile Asp Glu Thr Glu Asp Leu 180 185 190Tyr Gly Pro Phe Leu Gln Ala Val Thr Trp Ser Gln Glu Lys Lys 195 200 205301 183 PRT Chlamydia 301 Ile Pro Pro Ala Pro Arg Gly His Pro Gln IleGlu Val Thr Phe Asp 5 10 15 Ile Asp Ala Asn Gly Ile Leu His Val Ser AlaLys Asp Ala Ala Ser 20 25 30 Gly Arg Glu Gln Lys Ile Arg Ile Glu Ala SerSer Gly Leu Lys Glu 35 40 45 Asp Glu Ile Gln Gln Met Ile Arg Asp Ala GluLeu His Lys Glu Glu 50 55 60 Asp Lys Gln Arg Lys Glu Ala Ser Asp Val LysAsn Glu Ala Asp Gly 65 70 75 80 Met Ile Phe Arg Ala Glu Lys Ala Val LysAsp Tyr His Asp Lys Ile 85 90 95 Pro Ala Glu Leu Val Lys Glu Ile Glu GluHis Ile Glu Lys Val Arg 100 105 110 Gln Ala Ile Lys Glu Asp Ala Ser ThrThr Ala Ile Lys Ala Ala Ser 115 120 125 Asp Glu Leu Ser Thr Arg Met GlnLys Ile Gly Glu Ala Met Gln Ala 130 135 140 Gln Ser Ala Ser Ala Ala AlaSer Ser Ala Ala Asn Ala Gln Gly Gly 145 150 155 160 Pro Asn Ile Asn SerGlu Asp Leu Lys Lys His Ser Phe Ser Thr Arg 165 170 175 Pro Pro Ala GlyGly Ser Ala 180 302 232 PRT Chlamydia 302 Met Thr Lys His Gly Lys ArgIle Arg Gly Ile Gln Glu Thr Tyr Asp 5 10 15 Leu Ala Lys Ser Tyr Ser LeuGly Glu Ala Ile Asp Ile Leu Lys Gln 20 25 30 Cys Pro Thr Val Arg Phe AspGln Thr Val Asp Val Ser Val Lys Leu 35 40 45 Gly Ile Asp Pro Arg Lys SerAsp Gln Gln Ile Arg Gly Ser Val Ser 50 55 60 Leu Pro His Gly Thr Gly LysVal Leu Arg Ile Leu Val Phe Ala Ala 65 70 75 80 Gly Asp Lys Ala Ala GluAla Ile Glu Ala Gly Ala Asp Phe Val Gly 85 90 95 Ser Asp Asp Leu Val GluLys Ile Lys Gly Gly Trp Val Asp Phe Asp 100 105 110 Val Ala Val Ala ThrPro Asp Met Met Arg Glu Val Gly Lys Leu Gly 115 120 125 Lys Val Leu GlyPro Arg Asn Leu Met Pro Thr Pro Lys Ala Gly Thr 130 135 140 Val Thr ThrAsp Val Val Lys Thr Ile Ala Glu Leu Arg Lys Gly Lys 145 150 155 160 IleGlu Phe Lys Ala Asp Arg Ala Gly Val Cys Asn Val Gly Val Ala 165 170 175Lys Leu Ser Phe Asp Ser Ala Gln Ile Lys Glu Asn Val Glu Ala Leu 180 185190 Cys Ala Ala Leu Val Lys Ala Lys Pro Ala Thr Ala Lys Gly Gln Tyr 195200 205 Leu Val Asn Phe Thr Ile Ser Ser Thr Met Gly Pro Gly Val Thr Val210 215 220 Asp Thr Arg Glu Leu Ile Ala Leu 225 230 303 238 PRTchlamydia 303 Ile Asn Ser Lys Leu Glu Thr Lys Asn Leu Ile Tyr Leu LysLeu Lys 5 10 15 Ile Lys Lys Ser Phe Lys Met Gly Asn Ser Gly Phe Tyr LeuTyr Asn 20 25 30 Thr Gln Asn Cys Val Phe Ala Asp Asn Ile Lys Val Gly GlnMet Thr 35 40 45 Glu Pro Leu Lys Asp Gln Gln Ile Ile Leu Gly Thr Thr SerThr Pro 50 55 60 Val Ala Ala Lys Met Thr Ala Ser Asp Gly Ile Ser Leu ThrVal Ser 65 70 75 80 Asn Asn Pro Ser Thr Asn Ala Ser Ile Thr Ile Gly LeuAsp Ala Glu 85 90 95 Lys Ala Tyr Gln Leu Ile Leu Glu Lys Leu Gly Asp GlnIle Leu Gly 100 105 110 Gly Ile Ala Asp Thr Ile Val Asp Ser Thr Val GlnAsp Ile Leu Asp 115 120 125 Lys Ile Thr Thr Asp Pro Ser Leu Gly Leu LeuLys Ala Phe Asn Asn 130 135 140 Phe Pro Ile Thr Asn Lys Ile Gln Cys AsnGly Leu Phe Thr Pro Arg 145 150 155 160 Asn Ile Glu Thr Leu Leu Gly GlyThr Glu Ile Gly Lys Phe Thr Val 165 170 175 Thr Pro Lys Ser Ser Gly SerMet Phe Leu Val Ser Ala Asp Ile Ile 180 185 190 Ala Ser Arg Met Glu GlyGly Val Val Leu Ala Leu Val Arg Glu Gly 195 200 205 Asp Ser Lys Pro TyrAla Ile Ser Tyr Gly Tyr Ser Ser Gly Val Pro 210 215 220 Asn Leu Cys SerLeu Arg Thr Arg Ile Ile Asn Thr Gly Leu 225 230 235 304 133 PRTChlamydia 304 His Met His His His His His His Met Ala Ser Ile Cys GlyArg Leu 5 10 15 Gly Ser Gly Thr Gly Asn Ala Leu Lys Ala Phe Phe Thr GlnPro Ser 20 25 30 Asn Lys Met Ala Arg Val Val Asn Lys Thr Lys Gly Met AspLys Thr 35 40 45 Val Lys Val Ala Lys Ser Ala Ala Glu Leu Thr Ala Asn IleLeu Glu 50 55 60 Gln Ala Gly Gly Ala Gly Ser Ser Ala His Ile Thr Ala SerGln Val 65 70 75 80 Ser Lys Gly Leu Gly Asp Thr Arg Thr Val Val Ala LeuGly Asn Ala 85 90 95 Phe Asn Gly Ala Leu Pro Gly Thr Val Gln Ser Ala GlnSer Phe Phe 100 105 110 Ser His Met Lys Ala Ala Ser Gln Lys Thr Gln GluGly Asp Glu Gly 115 120 125 Leu Thr Ala Asp Leu 130 305 125 PRTChlamydia 305 Met Ala Ser Ile Cys Gly Arg Leu Gly Ser Gly Thr Gly AsnAla Leu 5 10 15 Lys Ala Phe Phe Thr Gln Pro Ser Asn Lys Met Ala Arg ValVal Asn 20 25 30 Lys Thr Lys Gly Met Asp Lys Thr Val Lys Val Ala Lys SerAla Ala 35 40 45 Glu Leu Thr Ala Asn Ile Leu Glu Gln Ala Gly Gly Ala GlySer Ser 50 55 60 Ala His Ile Thr Ala Ser Gln Val Ser Lys Gly Leu Gly AspThr Arg 65 70 75 80 Thr Val Val Ala Leu Gly Asn Ala Phe Asn Gly Ala LeuPro Gly Thr 85 90 95 Val Gln Ser Ala Gln Ser Phe Phe Ser His Met Lys AlaAla Ser Gln 100 105 110 Lys Thr Gln Glu Gly Asp Glu Gly Leu Thr Ala AspLeu 115 120 125

What is claimed is:
 1. An isolated polypeptide comprising an amino acidsequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs:304-305.
 2. A fusion proteincomprising a polypeptide according to claim
 1. 3. An isolatedpolynucleotide encoding a fusion protein according to claim
 2. 4. Apharmaceutical composition comprising a polypeptide according to claim1, and a physiologically acceptable carrier.
 5. A vaccine comprising apolypeptide according to claim 1, and an immunostimulant.
 6. The vaccineof claim 5, wherein the immunostimulant is an adjuvant.
 7. A method forstimulating an immune response in a patient, comprising administering toa patient a pharmaceutical composition according to claim 4, wherein animmune response to Chlamydia is induced.
 8. A method for stimulating animmune response in a patient, comprising administering to a patient avaccine according to claim 5, wherein an immune response to Chlamydia isinduced.
 9. A method for detecting Chlamydia infection in a patient,comprising: (a) obtaining a biological sample from the patient; (b)contacting the sample with a polypeptide comprising an immunogenicportion of a Chlamydia antigen, wherein said antigen comprises an aminoacid sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs: 304-305; and (c)detecting the presence of antibodies that bind to the polypeptide.
 10. Amethod for detecting Chlamydia infection in a patient, comprising: (a)obtaining a biological sample from the patient; (b) contacting thesample with a fusion protein comprising a polypeptide, the polypeptidecomprising an immunogenic portion of a Chlamydia antigen, wherein saidantigen comprises an amino acid sequence set forth in any one of SEQ IDNOs: 304-305; and (c) detecting the presence of antibodies that bind tothe fusion protein.
 11. The method of any one of claims 9 and 10 whereinthe biological sample is selected from the group consisting of wholeblood, serum, plasma, saliva, cerebrospinal fluid and urine.
 12. Amethod for detecting Chlamydia infection in a biological sample,comprising: (a) contacting the biological sample with a binding agentwhich is capable of binding to a polypeptide comprising an immunogenicportion of a Chlamydia antigen, wherein said antigen comprises an aminoacid sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NOs:304-305; and (b)detecting in the sample a polypeptide that binds to the binding agent,thereby detecting Chlamydia infection in the biological sample.
 13. Themethod of claim 12, wherein the binding agent is a monoclonal antibody.14. The method of claim 12, wherein the binding agent is a polyclonalantibody.
 15. A diagnostic kit comprising: (a) a polypeptide comprisingan immunogenic portion of a Chlamydia antigen, wherein said antigencomprises an amino acid sequence set forth in any one of SEQ IDNOs:304-305; and (b) a detection reagent.
 16. A diagnostic kitcomprising: (a) a fusion protein comprising a polypeptide, thepolypeptide comprising an immunogenic portion of a Chlamydia antigen,wherein said antigen comprises an amino acid sequence set forth in anyone of SEQ ID NOs: 304-305; and (b) a detection reagent.
 17. The kit ofclaims 15 or 16 wherein the polypeptide is immobilized on a solidsupport.
 18. The kit of claims 15 or 16 wherein the detection reagentcomprises a reporter group conjugated to a binding agent.
 19. The kit ofclaim 18 wherein the binding agent is selected from the group consistingof anti-immunoglobulins, Protein G, Protein A and lectins.
 20. The kitof claim 18 wherein the reporter group is selected from the groupconsisting of radioisotopes, fluorescent groups, luminescent groups,enzymes, biotin and dye particles.
 21. A diagnostic kit comprising: (a)at least one antibody, or antigen-binding fragment thereof, according toclaim 7 or claim 8; and (b) a detection reagent.
 22. A method forstimulating an immune response in a patient, comprising administering toa patient a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence having atleast 90% identity with the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:305,wherein an immune response to Chlamydia is induced.